Industry Description
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in (1) developing mine sites, mining, and/or beneficiating (i.e., preparing) iron ores and manganiferous ores valued chiefly for their iron content and/or (2) producing sinter iron ore (except iron ore produced in iron and steel mills) and other iron ore agglomerates.
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Business Examples
Common types of business activities within NAICS 212210 - Iron Ore Mining are:
- Iron ore beneficiating plants (e.g., agglomeration, sintering)
- Iron ore (e.g., hematite, magnetite, siderite, taconite) mining and/or beneficiating
- Taconite concentrates or agglomerates beneficiating
- Iron ore agglomerates mining and/or beneficiating
- Iron ore, blocked, mining and/or beneficiating
- Agglomerates, iron ore, beneficiating
- Taconite ores mining and/or beneficiating
- Siderite mining and/or beneficiating
- Limonite mining and/or beneficiating
- Brown ore mining and/or beneficiating
- Manganiferous ores valued for iron content, mining and/or beneficiating
- Sintered iron ore produced at the mine
- Briquets, iron, mining and/or beneficiating
- Iron ore mine site development for own account
- Hematite mining and/or beneficiating
IBISWorld Industry Research Report
Iron Ore Mining in the US (21221)
Revenue 2025
$5.3bn
Growth 2025
-5.52%
Key Trends
Volaitlity in the world price of iron ore greatly impacted profit
Global production disruptions have historically contributed to jumps in industry selling prices
Exports will return to growth over the outlook period
Products and Services
Similar Industries
For some business types, there may be a similar industry to 212210 - Iron Ore Mining that is a better classification match. Establishments primarily engaged in:
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NAICS Cross Reference
Establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing pig iron ore are classified in Industry 331110, Iron and Steel Mills and Ferroalloy Manufacturing.
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NAICS Hierarchy 212210 - Iron Ore Mining
NAICS Code 212210 - Iron Ore Mining sits in the 2-digit Iron Ore Mining sector. NAICS codes can be 2- to 6-digits and the further along the hierarchy, the more detailed and specific the category will be. Learn more about the structure of NAICS codes
2 Digits: 21
Sector Title: Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction
3 Digits 4 Digits 5 Digits 6 Digits
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2111 Oil and Gas Extraction
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21112 Crude Petroleum Extraction
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21113 Natural Gas Extraction
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2121 Coal Mining
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2122 Metal Ore Mining
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21221 Iron Ore Mining
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21222 Gold Ore and Silver Ore Mining
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21223 Copper, Nickel, Lead, and Zinc Mining
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21229 Other Metal Ore Mining
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2123 Nonmetallic Mineral Mining and Quarrying
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21231 Stone Mining and Quarrying
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21232 Sand, Gravel, Clay, and Ceramic and Refractory Minerals Mining and Quarrying
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21239 Other Nonmetallic Mineral Mining and Quarrying
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2131 Support Activities for Mining
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