Industry Description
This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in one or more of the following: (1) mining clay (except kaolin and ball), ceramic, or refractory minerals; (2) developing the mine site for clay, ceramic, or refractory minerals; and (3) beneficiating (i.e., preparing) clay (except kaolin and ball), ceramic, or refractory minerals.
Illustrative Examples:
Bentonite mining and/or beneficiating
Fuller's earth mining and/or beneficiating
Common clay mining and/or beneficiating
Magnesite mining and/or beneficiating
Feldspar mining and/or beneficiating
Nepheline syenite mining and/or beneficiating
Fire clay mining and/or beneficiating
Shale (except oil shale) mining and/or beneficiating
Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in--
Business Examples
Common types of business activities within NAICS 212325 - Clay and Ceramic and Refractory Minerals Mining are:
- Earth, fuller's (e.g., all natural bleaching clays), mining and/or beneficiating
- Kyanite mining and/or beneficiating
- Clay bleaching
- Diaspore mining and/or beneficiating
- Clay (except kaolin, ball) mining and/or beneficiating
- Magnesite mining and/or beneficiating
- Burley mining and/or beneficiating
- Bleaching clay mining and/or beneficiating
- Topaz, non-gem, mining and/or beneficiating
- Feldspar mining and/or beneficiating
- Andalusite mining and/or beneficiating
- Nepheline syenite mining and/or beneficiating
- Olivine, non-gem, mining and/or beneficiating
- Fuller's earth mining and/or beneficiating
- Refractory minerals mining and/or beneficiating
- Dumortierite mining and/or beneficiating
- Shale (except oil shale) mining and/or beneficiating
- Pegmatite, feldspar, mining and/or beneficiating
- Common clay mining and/or beneficiating
- Aplite mining and/or beneficiating
- Sillimanite mining and/or beneficiating
- Plastic fire clay mining and/or beneficiating
- Flint clay mining and/or beneficiating
- Pinite mining and/or beneficiating
- Clay, ceramic and refractory minerals, mining and/or beneficiating
- Cyanite mining and/or beneficiating
- Bentonite mining and/or beneficiating
- Laterite mining and/or beneficiating
- Syenite, nepheline, mining and/or beneficiating
- Fire clay mining and/or beneficiating
- Common shale mining and/or beneficiating
- Clay, fire, mining and/or beneficiating
- Cornwall stone mining and/or beneficiating
- Brucite mining and/or beneficiating
- Stoneware clay mining and/or beneficiating
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Sand & Gravel Mining in the US (21232)
Revenue 2025
$18.5bn
Growth 2025
1.63%
Key Trends
Miners are highly susceptible to infrastructure investment, construction activity and oil and gas extraction
The pattern of industry revenue growth has followed fluctuations in demand from downstream markets
The value of private nonresidential building construction is forecast to rise
Products and Services
Similar Industries
For some business types, there may be a similar industry to 212325 - Clay and Ceramic and Refractory Minerals 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 kaolin or ball clay--are classified in U.S. Industry 212324, Kaolin and Ball Clay Mining; and
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NAICS Cross Reference
Shaping, molding, glazing, and firing pottery, ceramics, and plumbing fixtures--are classified in Industry 327110, Pottery, Ceramics, and Plumbing Fixture Manufacturing.
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NAICS Cross Reference
Shaping, molding, baking, burning, or hardening clay and nonclay refractories, and structural clay products--are classified in Industry 327120, Clay Building Material and Refractories Manufacturing;
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NAICS Hierarchy 212325 - Clay and Ceramic and Refractory Minerals Mining
NAICS Code 212325 - Clay and Ceramic and Refractory Minerals Mining sits in the 2-digit Clay and Ceramic and Refractory Minerals 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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