Industry Description
This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in developing the mine site, mining, and/or beneficiating (i.e., preparing) uranium-radium-vanadium ores.
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Business Examples
Common types of business activities within NAICS 212291 - Uranium-Radium-Vanadium Ore Mining are:
- Carnotite mining and/or beneficiating
- Roscoelite (vanadium hydromica) mining and/or beneficiating
- Leaching of uranium, radium, or vanadium ores
- Vanadium ores mining and/or beneficiating
- Uranium-radium-vanadium ore mine site development for own account
- Radium ores mining and/or beneficiating
- Tyuyamunite mining and/or beneficiating
- Uranium-radium-vanadium ores mining and/or beneficiating
- Uraninite (pitchblende) mining and/or beneficiating
- Uranium ores mining and/or beneficiating
- Pitchblende mining and/or beneficiating
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Molybdenum & Metal Ore Mining in the US (21229)
Revenue 2025
$1.6bn
Growth 2025
-6.64%
Key Trends
The rapidly rising price of molybdenum, the primary source of industry revenue, buoyed industry performance
The industry's volatility is further exacerbated by high levels of international trade
Industry operators indicate that production levels will remain steady
Products and Services
Similar Industries
For some business types, there may be a similar industry to 212291 - Uranium-Radium-Vanadium Ore Mining that is a better classification match. Establishments primarily engaged in:
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NAICS Cross Reference
Establishments primarily engaged in enriching uranium are classified in Industry 325180, Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing.
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NAICS Hierarchy 212291 - Uranium-Radium-Vanadium Ore Mining
NAICS Code 212291 - Uranium-Radium-Vanadium Ore Mining sits in the 2-digit Uranium-Radium-Vanadium 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
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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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