2002 NAICS Matched to 1987 SIC Mining

Industry detail	2002 NAICS	2002 U.S. NAICS Description
	211	Oil and Gas Extraction
	212	Mining (except Oil and Gas)
	213	Support Activities for Mining

211   Oil and Gas Extraction

2002 NAICS	2002 NAICS U.S. Description (with link to definition)	Com- para- bility	1987 SIC	1987 U.S. SIC Description (with link to definition)
211	Oil and Gas Extraction
2111	Oil and Gas Extraction
21111	Oil and Gas Extraction
211111	Crude Petroleum and Natural Gas Extraction		1311	Crude Petroleum and Natural Gas
211112	Natural Gas Liquid Extraction
			1321	Natural Gas Liquids
			2819	Industrial Inorganic Chemicals, NEC (Recovering sulfur from natural gas)

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212   Mining (except Oil and Gas)

2002 NAICS	2002 NAICS U.S. Description (with link to definition)	Com- para- bility	1987 SIC	1987 U.S. SIC Description (with link to definition)
212	Mining (except Oil and Gas)
2121	Coal Mining
21211	Coal Mining
212111	Bituminous Coal and Lignite Surface Mining		1221	Bituminous Coal and Lignite Surface Mining
212112	Bituminous Coal Underground Mining		1222	Bituminous Coal Underground Mining
212113	Anthracite Mining		1231	Anthracite Mining
2122	Metal Ore Mining
21221	Iron Ore Mining
212210	Iron Ore Mining		1011	Iron Ores
21222	Gold Ore and Silver Ore Mining
212221	Gold Ore Mining		1041	Gold Ores
212222	Silver Ore Mining		1044	Silver Ores
21223	Copper, Nickel, Lead, and Zinc Mining
212231	Lead Ore and Zinc Ore Mining		1031	Lead and Zinc Ores
212234	Copper Ore and Nickel Ore Mining
			1021	Copper Ores
			1061	Ferroalloy Ores, Except Vanadium (Nickel)
21229	Other Metal Ore Mining
212291	Uranium-Radium-Vanadium Ore Mining		1094	Uranium-Radium-Vanadium Ores
212299	All Other Metal Ore Mining
			1061	Ferroalloy Ores, Except Vanadium (Other ferroalloys except nickel)
			1099	Miscellaneous Metal Ores, NEC
2123	Nonmetallic Mineral Mining and Quarrying
21231	Stone Mining and Quarrying
212311	Dimension Stone Mining and Quarrying		1411	Dimension Stone
212312	Crushed and Broken Limestone Mining and Quarrying		1422	Crushed and Broken Limestone
212313	Crushed and Broken Granite Mining and Quarrying		1423	Crushed and Broken Granite
212319	Other Crushed and Broken Stone Mining and Quarrying
			1429	Crushed and Broken Stone, NEC
			1499	Miscellaneous Nonmetallic Minerals, Except Fuels (Bituminous limestone and bituminous sandstone)
21232	Sand, Gravel, Clay, and Ceramic and Refractory Minerals Mining and Quarrying
212321	Construction Sand and Gravel Mining		1442	Construction Sand and Gravel
212322	Industrial Sand Mining		1446	Industrial Sand
212324	Kaolin and Ball Clay Mining
			1455	Kaolin and Ball Clay
			3295	Minerals and Earths, Ground or Otherwise Treated (Grinding, washing, separating, etc. of kaolin and ball clay)
212325	Clay and Ceramic and Refractory Minerals Mining
			1459	Clay, Ceramic, and Refractory Minerals, NEC
			3295	Minerals and Earths, Ground or Otherwise Treated (Grinding, washing, separating, etc. of clay, ceramic, and refractory minerals nec)
21239	Other Nonmetallic Mineral Mining and Quarrying
212391	Potash, Soda, and Borate Mineral Mining		1474	Potash, Soda, and Borate Minerals
212392	Phosphate Rock Mining		1475	Phosphate Rock
212393	Other Chemical and Fertilizer Mineral Mining
			1479	Chemical and Fertilizer Mineral Mining, NEC
			3295	Minerals and Earths, Ground or Otherwise Treated (Grinding, washing, separating, etc. of chemical and fertilizer minerals, nec)
212399	All Other Nonmetallic Mineral Mining
			1499	Miscellaneous Nonmetallic Minerals, Except Fuels (Except bituminous limestone and bituminous sandstone)
			3295	Minerals and Earths, Ground or Otherwise Treated (Grinding, washing, separating, etc. of nonmetallic minerals, nec)

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213   Support Activities for Mining

2002 NAICS	2002 NAICS U.S. Description (with link to definition)	Com- para- bility	1987 SIC	1987 U.S. SIC Description (with link to definition)
213	Support Activities for Mining
2131	Support Activities for Mining
21311	Support Activities for Mining
213111	Drilling Oil and Gas Wells		1381	Drilling Oil and Gas Wells
213112	Support Activities for Oil and Gas Operations
			1382	Oil and Gas Field Exploration Services (Except geophysical mapping and surveying)
			1389	Oil and Gas Field Services, NEC (Except construction of field gathering lines, site preparation and related construction activities performed on a contract or fee basis)
213113	Support Activities for Coal Mining		1241	Coal Mining Services (Except site preparation and related construction activities on a contract basis)
213114	Support Activities for Metal Mining		1081	Metal Mining Services (Except site preparation and related activities performed on a contract or fee basis and geophysical surveying and mapping)
213115	Support Activities for Nonmetallic Minerals (except Fuels)		1481	Nonmetallic Minerals Services, Except Fuels (Except geophysical surveying and mapping and site preparation and related construction activities performed on a contract or fee basis)

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Comparability Symbols link to the Bridge Between NAICS and SIC, 1997

	(Bridge complete.)	Comparable	NAICS derivable from SIC data.
	(Drawbridge slightly open.)	Almost comparable	Sales or receipts from SIC are within 3% of NAICS sales or receipts.
	(Drawbridge open.)	Not comparable	NAICS sales or receipts cannot be estimated within 3% from SIC data.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, NAICS Manual and 1997 Economic Census
Last revised: April 30 2003

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