Industry Description
This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in developing the mine site, mining and/or milling, or otherwise beneficiating (i.e., preparing) nonmetallic minerals (except stone, sand, gravel, clay, ceramic, refractory minerals, and chemical and fertilizer minerals).
Illustrative Examples:
Gypsum mining and/or beneficiating
Soapstone mining and/or beneficiating
Mica mining and/or beneficiating
Talc mining and/or beneficiating
Pyrophyllite mining and/or beneficiating
Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in--
Business Examples
Common types of business activities within NAICS 212399 - All Other Nonmetallic Mineral Mining are:
- Diatomite mining and/or beneficiating
- Peat mining and/or beneficiating
- Pumicite mining and/or beneficiating
- Whetstones mining and/or beneficiating
- Alabaster mining and/or beneficiating
- Hones mining and/or beneficiating
- Jade mining and/or beneficiating
- Abrasive stones (e.g., emery, grindstones, hones, pumice) mining and/or beneficiating
- Perlite mining and/or beneficiating
- Meerschaum mining and/or beneficiating
- Corundum mining and/or beneficiating
- Sapphire mining and/or beneficiating
- Burrstones, natural, mining and/or beneficiating
- Ruby mining and/or beneficiating
- Wollastonite mining and/or beneficiating
- Talc mining and/or beneficiating
- Fill dirt pits mining and/or beneficiating
- Ozokerite mining and/or beneficiating
- Reed peat mining and/or beneficiating
- Grahamite mining and/or beneficiating
- Quartz crystal, pure, mining and/or beneficiating
- Wurtzilite mining and/or beneficiating
- Peat grinding
- Steatite mining and/or beneficiating
- Pebbles grinding
- Turquoise mining and/or beneficiating
- Stones, abrasive (e.g., emery, grindstones, hones, pumice), mining and/or beneficiating
- Selenite mining and/or beneficiating
- Rubbing stones mining and/or beneficiating
- Diamonds, industrial, mining and/or beneficiating
- Asphalt, native, mining and/or beneficiating
- Earth, diatomaceous, mining and/or beneficiating
- Greensand mining and/or beneficiating
- Phlogopite mining and/or beneficiating
- Peat humus mining and/or beneficiating
- Emery mining and/or beneficiating
- Shell mining and/or beneficiating
- Pozzolana mining and/or beneficiating
- Vermiculite mining and/or beneficiating
- Chasers mining and/or beneficiating
- Scoria mining and/or beneficiating
- Catlinite mining and/or beneficiating
- Abrasives, natural, mining and/or beneficiating
- Gem stone (e.g., amethyst, garnet, agate, ruby, sapphire, jade) mining and/or beneficiating
- Oilstones mining and/or beneficiating
- Muscovite mining and/or beneficiating
- Volcanic ash mining and/or beneficiating
- Gilsonite mining and/or beneficiating
- Grinding pebbles mining and/or beneficiating
- Pumice mining and/or beneficiating
- Mica mining and/or beneficiating
- Pulpstones, natural, mining and/or beneficiating
- Staurolite mining and/or beneficiating
- Semiprecious stones mining and/or beneficiating
- Scythestones mining and/or beneficiating
- Dragstones mining and/or beneficiating
- Pyrophyllite mining and/or beneficiating
- Garnet mining and/or beneficiating
- Amethyst mining and/or beneficiating
- Spar, iceland, mining and/or beneficiating
- Asbestos mining and/or beneficiating
- Gypsum mining and/or beneficiating
- Soapstone mining and/or beneficiating
- Humus, peat, mining and/or beneficiating
- Native asphalt mining and/or beneficiating
- Calcite mining and/or beneficiating
- Iceland spar (i.e., optical grade calcite), mining and/or beneficiating
- Precious stones mining and/or beneficiating
- Asphalt rock mining and/or beneficiating
- Diatomaceous earth mining and/or beneficitating
- Millstones mining and/or beneficiating
- Shredding peat mining and/or beneficiating
- Tripoli mining and/or beneficiating
- Pavers mining and/or beneficiating
- Natural abrasives (e.g., emery, grindstones, hones, pumice) (except sand) mining and/or beneficiating
- Grindstones mining and/or beneficiating
- Ash, volcanic, mining and/or beneficiating
- Gypsite mining and/or beneficiating
- Cryolite mining and/or beneficiating
- Optical grade calcite mining and/or beneficiating
- Screening peat
- Pipestones mining and/or beneficiating
- Sedge peat mining and/or beneficiating
- Graphite mining and/or beneficiating
- Agate mining and/or beneficiating
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Mineral & Phosphate Mining in the US (21239)
Revenue 2026
$8.7bn
Growth 2026
1.54%
Key Trends
The Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting sector has contributed significantly to this industry's noticeable decline
Industry profitability has remained volatile
Accelerating industrial production is expected to buoy the industry's short-term prospects
Products and Services
Similar Industries
For some business types, there may be a similar industry to 212399 - All Other Nonmetallic Mineral Mining that is a better classification match. Establishments primarily engaged in:
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NAICS Cross Reference
Mining or quarrying stone--are classified in Industry 21231, Stone Mining and Quarrying;
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NAICS Cross Reference
Mining, quarrying, or beneficiating sand, gravel, clay, and ceramic and refractory minerals--are classified in Industry 21232, Sand, Gravel, Clay, and Ceramic and Refractory Minerals Mining and Quarrying;
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NAICS Cross Reference
Mining, quarrying, or beneficiating natural potash, soda, and borate--are classified in U.S. Industry 212391, Potash, Soda, and Borate Mineral Mining; and
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NAICS Cross Reference
Mining and/or milling or otherwise beneficiating phosphate rock--are classified in U.S. Industry 212392, Phosphate Rock Mining.
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NAICS Hierarchy 212399 - All Other Nonmetallic Mineral Mining
NAICS Code 212399 - All Other Nonmetallic Mineral Mining sits in the 2-digit All Other Nonmetallic Mineral 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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