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2002 Census Hierarchy, 1997 Definition Comparability SIC 97-92 States Census pubs Annual+ data
 

2002 Economic Census Industry Series Report

Industry Series data are preliminary and are subject to change; they will be superseded by data released in later reports. Data are released in American FactFinder biweekly and may lag availability in PDF by up to four weeks. Data are released on DVD-ROM quarterly starting in January and may lag availability in PDF by up to four months.

2002 NAICS Report title Report number Release
date (PDF)		 Full report Tables only
Link to
PDF		 Size
in kb		 Link to
PDF		 Size
in kb
212221 Gold Ore EC02-21I-212221 01/06/2005 link to full pdf 417 link to tables-only pdf 206

NAICS Hierarchy: 1997

Introductory text includes scope and methodology. For descriptions of column headings and rows (industries), click on the appropriate underlined element in the table.
Indus-
try
Detail		 NAICS
code		 NAICS Title
(and link to definition) 		Estab-
lish-
ments		 Value of shipments
($1,000)		 Annual
payroll
($1,000)		 Paid
employees
Go to industry detail 21 Mining 25,000 173,985,314 20,798,257 509,006
Go to industry detail 212 Mining (except oil & gas) 7,348 51,252,625 9,421,600 229,319
Go to industry detail 2122 Metal ore mining 493 11,204,250 1,993,126 45,467
Go to industry detail 21222 Gold ore & silver ore mining 316 4,073,265 810,479 18,292
  212221 Gold ore mining 300 3,951,750 777,636 17,512

Table includes only establishments with payroll.

 

NAICS 212221: Gold Ore Mining .   This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in developing the mine site, mining, and/or beneficiating (i.e., preparing) ores valued chiefly for their gold content. Establishments primarily engaged in transformation of the gold into bullion or dore bar in combination with mining activities are included in this industry.

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Historical Comparability - Bridge Between NAICS and SIC
NAICS SIC Description Estab-
lish-
ments		 Value of shipments
($1,000)		 Paid
employees		 Annual
payroll
($1,000)
212221 Comparable Gold ore mining 300 3,951,750 17,512 777,636
  1041
Gold ores
 300 3,951,750 17,512 777,636


Comparative Statistics for 4-digit SICs: 1997 and 1992

Data are in current dollars and have not been adjusted for inflation. Introductory text includes methodology. Comparative statistics are also available for other industries. For descriptions of column headings and rows (SIC industries), click on the appropriate underlined element in the table.
SIC 1987 SIC Description Year Establishments Value of shipments
($1,000)		 Annual payroll
($1,000)		 Paid employees
1041 Gold ores 1997 300 3,951,750 777,636 17,512
1992 366 3,439,993 677,643 16,996
% chg -18.0 14.9 14.8 3.0

 

Geographic Distribution -- Gold ore mining: 1997

Data for the Mining sector are published for the U.S.and states.

For descriptions of column headings and rows (industries), click on the appropriate underlined element in the table.
Other
Indus-
tries		 State Estab-
lish-
ments		 Value of shipments
($1,000)		 Value of shipments
% of
U.S.		 Annual
payroll
($1,000)		 Paid
employees
Go to industry detail United States 300 3,951,750 100.00 777,636 17,512
Go to industry detail Nevada 100 2,719,189 68.81 499,085 10,816
Go to industry detail South Dakota 8 185,816 4.70 50,853 1,295
Go to industry detail Colorado 30 95,302 2.41 26,368 587
Go to industry detail Arizona 17 15,732 0.40 7,555 226
All other states, including those below 145 935,711 23.68 193,775 4,588
Go to industry detail     California 47 D   D (1000-2499)
Go to industry detail     Alaska 34 D   D (500-999)
Go to industry detail     Idaho 18 D   D (500-999)
Go to industry detail     Montana 12 D   D (500-999)
Go to industry detail     Utah 12 D   D (250-499)
Go to industry detail     Washington 7 D   D (250-499)
Go to industry detail     South Carolina 3 D   D (100-249)

D = Withheld to avoid disclosure; N = Not available


 

Other Data from the 1997 Economic Census

Hypertext
tables		 Link
to pdf 		Series number Title Contents
  link to PDF EC97N-2122B Industry Series Preliminary data including detailed characteristics, establishment size, and product detail
  link to PDF EC97N21S-GS General Summary Detailed statistics, employment size of establishments, type of operation, method of inventory valuation, and legal form of organization for manufacturing and its subsectors; summaries by industry and state.
  link to PDF EC97N21S-PS Product Summary Shipments by detailed product category for 1997 and 1992, without regard to the industry where produced.
  link to PDF EC97N21S-MS Material Summary Detailed cost of materials and fuels consumed in mining for 1997 and 1992, by industry.
Link to Bridge tables  EC97X-CS3 Bridge Between NAICS and SIC (national only) Defines comparability of individual industries.
Link to Comparative Statistics  EC97X-CS2 Comparative Statistics (U.S. and states) 1997 and 1992 data side by side on a comparable SIC basis
Link to Nonemployer Statistics  EC97X-CS4 Nonemployer Statistics (U.S., states, counties, metros) Nonemployers account for 79 % of establishments and 2.8 % of receipts in this sector, but are excluded from the reports above.

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2002 Economic Census

2002 Questionnaire

MI-21203 Copper, lead, zinc, gold, and silver ore mining

 

Data from the Other Census Bureau Programs

Hypertext Tables Title (with link to data) Frequency Smallest Geography Contents
  County Business Patterns Annual County, metro area, ZIP Employees; payroll; number of establishments by employment size of establishment
Link to hypertext table Statistics of U.S. Businesses Annual State, metro area Number of firms, employees, payroll, and revenue by employment-size of the enterprise

 

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Source: 1997 Economic Census

Last revised: December 02 2004   Questions?