Industries in the Support Activities for Mining subsector group establishments primarily providing support services, on a fee or contract basis, required for the mining and quarrying of minerals and for the extraction of oil and gas. Establishments performing exploration (except geophysical surveying and mapping) for minerals, on a contract or fee basis, are included in this subsector. Exploration includes traditional prospecting methods, such as taking core samples and making geological observations at prospective sites.

The activities performed on a fee or contract basis by establishments in the Support Activities for Mining subsector are also often performed in-house by mining operators. These activities include: taking core samples, making geological observations at prospective sites, and such oil and gas operations as spudding in, drilling in, redrilling, directional drilling, excavating slush pits and cellars; grading and building foundations at well locations; well surveying; running, cutting, and pulling casings, tubes and rods; cementing wells; shooting wells; perforating well casings; acidizing and chemically treating wells; and cleaning out, bailing, and swabbing wells.

This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in performing oil and gas field services (except contract drilling) for others, on a contract or fee basis. Services included are exploration (except geophysical surveying and mapping); excavating slush pits and cellars; grading and building foundations at well locations; well surveying; running, cutting, and pulling casings, tubes, and rods; cementing wells; shooting wells; perforating well casings; acidizing and chemically treating wells; and cleaning out, bailing, and swabbing wells.

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NAICS	SIC	Corresponding Index Entries
213112	1389	Acidizing oil and gas field wells on a contract basis
213112	1389	Building oil and gas well foundations on a contract basis
213112	1389	Building, erecting, repairing, and dismantling oil and gas field rigs and derricks on a contract
213112	1389	Cementing oil and gas well casings on a contract basis
213112	1389	Chemically treating oil and gas wells (e.g., acidizing, bailing, swabbing) on a contract basis
213112	1389	Cleaning oil and gas field lease tanks on a contract basis
213112	1389	Cleaning out (e.g., bailing out, steam cleaning, swabbing) wells on a contract basis
213112	1389	Cleaning wells on a contract basis
213112	1389	Cleaning, repairing, and dismantling oil and gas field lease tanks on a contract basis
213112	1389	Contract services for oil and gas fields
213112	1389	Core cutting in oil and gas wells, on a contract basis
213112	1382	Core drilling, exploration services, oil and gas field
213112	1389	Cutting cores in oil and gas wells on a contract basis
213112	1389	Derrick building, repairing, and dismantling at oil and gas fields on a contract basis
213112	1389	Dismantling of oil well rigs on a contract basis
213112	1389	Drill-stem testing in oil, gas, dry, and service well drilling on a contract basis
213112	1389	Drilling rat holes and mouse holes at oil and gas fields on a contract basis
213112	1382	Drilling shot holes at oil and gas fields on a contract basis
213112	1389	Drilling site preparation at oil and gas fields on a contract basis
213112	1389	Erecting oil and gas field lease tanks on a contract basis
213112	1389	Excavating mud pits, slush pits, and cellars at oil and gas fields on a contract basis
213112	1382	Exploration services for oil and gas (except geophysical surveying and mapping) on a contract ba
213112	1389	Fishing for tools at oil and gas fields on a contract basis
213112	1389	Gas well rig building, repairing, and dismantling on a contract basis
213112	1389	Gas, compressing natural, in the field on a contract basis
213112	1382	Geological exploration (except surveying) for oil and gas on a contract basis
213112	1382	Geophysical exploration (except surveying) for oil and gas on a contract basis
213112	1389	Hard banding oil and gas field service on a contract basis
213112	1389	Hot oil treating of oil field tanks on a contract basis
213112	1389	Hot shot service on a contract basis
213112	1389	Hydraulic fracturing wells on a contract basis
213112	1389	Impounding and storing salt water in connection with petroleum production
213112	1389	Installing production equipment at the oil or gas field on a contract basis
213112	1389	Lease tank, erecting, cleaning, and repairing on a contract basis
213112	1389	Logging wells on a contract basis
213112	1389	Mouse hole and rat hole drilling at oil and gas fields on a contract basis
213112	1389	Mud service for oil field drilling on a contract basis
213112	138M	Oil and gas field services (except contract drilling) on a contract basis
213112	1382	Oil field exploration (except surveying) on a contract basis
213112	1389	Oil sampling services on a contract basis
213112	1389	Oil well logging on a contract basis
213112	1389	Oil well rig building, repairing, and dismantling, on a contract basis
213112	1389	Paraffin services, oil and gas field, on a contract basis
213112	1389	Perforating oil and gas well casings on a contract basis
213112	1389	Pipe testing services, oil and gas field, on a contract basis
213112	1389	Pipeline construction on oil and gas lease gathering lines to point of distribution on a contrac
213112	1389	Plugging and abandoning wells on a contract basis
213112	1389	Preparation of oil and gas field drilling sites on a contract basis
213112	1389	Pulling oil and gas field casings, tubes, or rods on a contract basis
213112	1389	Pumping oil and gas wells on a contract basis
213112	1389	Rathole and mousehole drilling at oil and gas fields on a contract basis
213112	1389	Removal of condensate gasoline from field gathering lines on a contract basis
213112	1389	Rig skidding, oil and gas field, on a contract basis
213112	1389	Roustabout mining services, on a contract basis
213112	1389	Salt water disposal systems, oil and gas field, on a contract basis
213112	1389	Sand blasting pipelines on lease, oil and gas field on a contract basis
213112	1382	Seismograph exploration (except surveying) for oil and gas on a contract basis
213112	1389	Servicing oil and gas wells on a contract basis
213112	1389	Shot hole drilling, oil and gas field, on a contract basis
213112	1389	Skidding of rigs, oil and gas field, on a contract basis
213112	1389	Slush pits and cellars, excavation of, on a contract basis
213112	1389	Steam cleaning oil and gas wells on a contract basis
213112	1382	Stratigraphic drilling, oil and gas field exploration on a contract basis
213112	1389	Surveying (except seismographic) oil or gas wells on a contract basis
213112	1389	Swabbing oil or gas wells on a contract basis
213112	1389	Well casing running, cutting and pulling, oil and gas field on a contract basis
213112	1389	Well logging, oil and gas field, on a contract basis
213112	1389	Well plugging, oil and gas field, on a contract basis
213112	1389	Well pumping, oil and gas field, on a contract basis
213112	1389	Well servicing, oil and gas field, on a contract basis
213112	1389	Well surveying, oil and gas field, on a contract basis
213112	1389	Wireline services, oil and gas field, on a contract basis

This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing support services, on a fee or contract basis, required for coal mining. Exploration for coal is included in this industry. Exploration includes traditional prospecting methods, such as taking core samples and making geological observations at prospective sites.

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NAICS	SIC	Corresponding Index Entries
213113	1241	Anthracite mine tunneling on a contract basis
213113	1241	Anthracite mining services on a contract basis
213113	1241	Auger coal mining services on a contract basis
213113	1241	Bituminous coal mining services on a contract basis
213113	1241	Bituminous coal or lignite surface mine site development on a contract basis
213113	1241	Bituminous coal stripping service on a contract basis
213113	1241	Bituminous or lignite auger mining service on a contract basis
213113	1241	Blasting services, coal mining, on a contract basis
213113	1241	Coal mining services
213113	1241	Coal mining support services (tunneling, blasting, training, overburden removal)
213113	1241	Culm bank recovery, anthracite, on a contract basis
213113	1241	Culm bank recovery, coal, on a contract basis
213113	1241	Draining or pumping coal mines on a contract basis
213113	1241	Drilling services for coal mining on a contract basis
213113	1241	Exploration services for coal (except geophysical surveying and mapping) on a contract basis
213113	1241	Lignite mining services on a contract basis
213113	1241	Mine shaft sinking services for coal mining on a contract basis
213113	1241	Mine tunneling services for coal mining on a contract basis
213113	1241	Overburden removal for coal mining on a contract basis
213113	1241	Prospect and test drilling services for coal mining on contract basis
213113	1241	Pumping or draining coal mines on a contract basis
213113	1241	Removal of overburden for coal mining on a contract basis
213113	1241	Shaft sinking for coal mines on a contract basis
213113	1241	Sinking shafts for coal mining on a contract basis
213113	1241	Stripping overburden services for coal mining on a contract basis
213113	1241	Tunneling services for coal mining on a contract basis

This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing support services, on a fee or contract basis, required for the mining and quarrying of metallic minerals and for the extraction of metal ores. Exploration for minerals is included in this industry. Exploration (except geophysical surveying and mapping services) includes traditional prospecting methods, such as taking core samples and making geological observations at prospective sites.

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NAICS	SIC	Corresponding Index Entries
213114	1081	Blasting services, metal mining, on a contract basis
213114	1081	Boring test holes for metal mining on a contract basis
213114	1081	Draining or pumping of metal mines on a contract basis
213114	1081	Drilling services for metal mining on a contract basis
213114	1081	Exploration services for metal (except geophysical surveying and mapping) on a contract basis
213114	1081	Metal mining support services (shaft sinking, tunneling, blasting)
213114	1081	Mine development for metal mining on a contract basis
213114	1081	Mine shaft sinking services for metal mining on a contract basis
213114	1081	Mine tunneling services for metal mining on a contract basis
213114	1081	Overburden removal for metal mining on a contract basis
213114	1081	Prospect and test drilling services for metal mining on contract basis
213114	1081	Pumping or draining metal mines on a contract basis
213114	1081	Removal of overburden for metal mining on a contract basis
213114	1081	Shaft sinking for metal mines on a contract basis
213114	1081	Sinking shafts for metal mining on a contract basis
213114	1081	Stripping overburden services for metal mining on a contract basis
213114	1081	Test drilling for metal mining on a contract basis

This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing support services, on a fee or contract basis, required for the mining and quarrying of nonmetallic minerals and for the extraction of nonmetallic minerals. Exploration for minerals is included in this industry. Exploration (except geophysical surveying and mapping services) includes traditional prospecting methods, such as taking core samples and making geological observations at prospective sites.

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NAICS	SIC	Corresponding Index Entries
213115	1481	Blasting services, nonmetallic minerals mining (except fuels) on a contract basis
213115	1481	Boring test holes for nonmetallic minerals mining (except fuels) on a contract basis
213115	1481	Draining or pumping of nonmetallic mineral mines (except fuels) on a contract basis
213115	1481	Drilling services for nonmetallic mineral (except fuels) mining on a contract basis
213115	1481	Exploration services for nonmetallic minerals (except geophysical surveying and mapping) on a co
213115	1481	Mine development for nonmetallic minerals mining (except fuels) on a contract basis
213115	1481	Mine shaft sinking services for nonmetallic minerals (except fuels) on a contract basis
213115	1481	Mine tunneling services for nonmetallic minerals (except fuels) on a contract basis
213115	1481	Nonmetallic minerals mining support services (e.g., blasting, shaft sinking, tunneling) on a con
213115	1481	Overburden removal for nonmetallic minerals mining (except fuels) on a contract basis
213115	1481	Prospect and test drilling services for nonmetallic mineral mining (except fuels) on a contract
213115	1481	Pumping or draining nonmetallic mineral mines (except fuel) on a contract basis
213115	1481	Removal of overburden for nonmetallic minerals mining (except fuels) on a contract basis
213115	1481	Stripping overburden services for nonmetallic minerals mining (except fuels) on a contract basis
213115	1481	Test drilling for nonmetallic minerals mining (except fuel) on a contract basis