Industry Description
This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in developing the mine site and/or mining or quarrying dimension stone (i.e., rough blocks and/or slabs of stone).
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Business Examples
Common types of business activities within NAICS 212311 - Dimension Stone Mining and Quarrying are:
- Marble mining or quarrying
- Argillite mining or quarrying
- Gneiss mining or quarrying
- Serpentine mining or quarrying
- Verde' antique mining or quarrying
- Dolomitic marble mining or quarrying
- Onyx marble mining or quarrying
- Slate mining or quarrying
- Bluestone mining or quarrying
- Calcareous tufa mining or quarrying
- Mica schist mining or quarrying
- Tufa, calcareous, mining or quarrying
- Sandstone mining or quarrying
- Trap rock mining or quarrying
- Volcanic rock, mining or quarrying
- Schist, mica, mining or quarrying
- Quartzite dimension stone mining or quarrying
- Greenstone mining or quarrying
- Flagstone mining or quarrying
- Diorite mining or quarrying
- Basalt mining or quarrying
- Dolomite mining or quarrying
- Syenite (except nepheline) mining or quarrying
- Gabbro mining or quarrying
- Granite mining or quarrying
- Dimension stone mining or quarrying
- Travertine mining or quarrying
- Stone, dimension, mining or quarrying
- Diabase mining or quarrying
- Limestone mining or quarrying
IBISWorld Industry Research Report
Stone Mining in the US (21231)
Revenue 2025
$28.5bn
Growth 2025
4.00%
Key Trends
Merger and acquisition activity increased as large companies looked to expand their reach
Increased demand from the residential construction market offset some losses
Investment will greatly increase industry-relevant federal funding for transportation
Products and Services
Similar Industries
For some business types, there may be a similar industry to 212311 - Dimension Stone Mining and Quarrying that is a better classification match. Establishments primarily engaged in:
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NAICS Cross Reference
Establishments primarily engaged in dressing dimension stone and manufacturing stone products are classified in U.S. Industry 327991, Cut Stone and Stone Product Manufacturing.
IBISWorld industry research report
NAICS Hierarchy 212311 - Dimension Stone Mining and Quarrying
NAICS Code 212311 - Dimension Stone Mining and Quarrying sits in the 2-digit Dimension Stone Mining and Quarrying 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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