Industry Description
This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in developing the mine site, mining, and/or beneficiating (i.e., preparing) metal ores (except iron and manganiferous ores valued for their iron content, gold ore, silver ore, copper, nickel, lead, zinc, and uranium-radium-vanadium ore).
Illustrative Examples:
Antimony ores mining and/or beneficiating
Rare earth metal ores mining and/or beneficiating
Columbite ores mining and/or beneficiating
Tantalum ores mining and/or beneficiating
Ilmenite ores mining and/or beneficiating
Tungsten ores mining and/or beneficiating
Molybdenum ores mining and/or beneficiating
Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in--
Business Examples
Common types of business activities within NAICS 212299 - All Other Metal Ore Mining are:
- Palladium mining and/or beneficiating
- Thorium ores mining and/or beneficiating
- Zirconium concentrates beneficiating
- Tin metal ores mining and/or beneficiating
- Beryllium ores mining and/or beneficiating
- Manganiferousares ores (not valued for iron content) mining and/or beneficiating
- Monazite mining and/or beneficiating
- Ferberite ores and concentrates mining and/or beneficiating
- Columbium ores mining and/or beneficiating
- Manganese ores mining and/or beneficiating
- Chromite mining and/or beneficiating
- Columbite mining and/or beneficiating
- Tantalite mining and/or beneficiating
- Molybdenite mining and/or beneficiating
- Thallium mining and/or beneficiating
- Rutile mining and/or beneficiating
- Cinnabar mining and/or beneficiating
- Chromium ore mining and/or beneficiating
- Ruthenium ore mining and/or beneficiating
- Mercury ores mining and/or beneficiating
- Zirconium ores mining and/or beneficiating
- Tungsten ores mining and/or beneficiating
- Cobalt concentrates beneficiating
- Rare earth metal ores mining and/or beneficiating
- Cerium concentrates mining and/or beneficiating
- Bauxite mining and/or beneficiating
- Ferroalloy ores (except vanadium) (e.g., chromium, columbium, molybdenum, tungsten) mining and/or beneficiating
- Cerium ores mining and/or beneficiating
- Iridium mining and/or beneficiating
- Manganite mining and/or beneficiating
- Quicksilver ores and metal mining and/or beneficiating
- Hafnium mining and/or beneficiating
- Ilmenite ores mining and/or beneficiating
- Psilomelane mining and/or beneficiating
- Rare earth metal concentrates beneficiating
- Microlite mining and/or beneficiating
- Platinum mining and/or beneficiating
- Pyrolusite mining and/or beneficiating
- Beryl mining and/or beneficiating
- Titanium ores mining and/or beneficiating
- Mercury (quicksilver) mining and/or beneficiating
- Rhodochrosite mining and/or beneficiating
- Manganese concentrates beneficiating
- Antimony concentrates mining and/or beneficiating
- Tin metal concentrates beneficiating
- Molybdenum ores mining and/or beneficiating
- Chromium concentrates beneficiating
- Tantalum ores mining and/or beneficiating
- Antimony ores mining and/or beneficiating
- Wolframite mining and/or beneficiating
- Cobalt ores mining and/or beneficiating
- Bastnaesite mining and/or beneficiating
- Wulfenite mining and/or beneficiating
- Molybdite mining and/or beneficiating
- Titanium concentrates beneficiating
- Scheelite mining and/or beneficiating
- Beryllium concentrates beneficiating
- Tungsten concentrates beneficiating
- Titaniferous-magnetite ores, valued chiefly for titanium content, mining and/or beneficiating
- Osmium mining and/or beneficiating
- Thorite mining and/or beneficiating
- Huebnerite mining and/or beneficiating
- Rhodium 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 212299 - All Other Metal Ore Mining that is a better classification match. Establishments primarily engaged in:
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NAICS Cross Reference
Developing the mine site, mining, and/or beneficiating iron and manganiferous ores valued for their iron content--are classified in Industry 212210, Iron Ore Mining;
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NAICS Cross Reference
Developing the mine site, mining, and/or beneficiating ores valued chiefly for their gold or silver content--are classified in Industry 21222, Gold Ore and Silver Ore Mining;
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NAICS Cross Reference
Developing the mine site, mining, and/or beneficiating ores valued chiefly for their copper, nickel, lead, or zinc content--are classified in Industry 212230, Copper, Nickel, Lead, and Zinc Mining; and
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NAICS Cross Reference
Developing the mine site, mining, and/or beneficiating uranium-radium-vanadium ores--are classified in U.S. Industry 212291, Uranium-Radium-Vanadium Ore Mining.
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NAICS Hierarchy 212299 - All Other Metal Ore Mining
NAICS Code 212299 - All Other Metal Ore Mining sits in the 2-digit All Other Metal 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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