Industry Description
Establishments primarily engaged in mining, milling, or otherwise preparing clay, ceramic, or refractory minerals, not elsewhere classified. Establishments producing clay in conjunction with the manufacture of refractory or structural clay and pottery products are classified in Manufacturing, Major Group 32.
Business Examples
Common types of business activities within US SIC 1459 - Clay, Ceramic, and Refractory Minerals, Not Elsewhere Classified are:
- Andalusite mining
- Aplite mining
- Bentonite mining
- Brucite mining
- Burley mining
- Clays (common) quarrying-not in conjunction with manufacturing
- Cornwall stone mining
- Cyanite mining
- Diaspore mining
- Dumortierite mining
- Feldspar mining
- Fire clay mining
- Flint clay mining
- Fuller's earth mining
- Kyanite mining
- Magnesite mining
- Nepheline syenite quarrying
- Olivine (nongem) mining
- Pegmatite (feldspar) mining
- Pinite mining
- Plastic fire clay mining
- Shale (common) quarrying-not in conjunction with manufacturing
- Sillimanite mining
- Stoneware clay mining
- Syenite, nepheline-quarrying
- Topaz (nongem) mining
IBISWorld Industry Research Report
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
US-SIC Hierarchy 1459 - Clay, Ceramic, and Refractory Minerals, Not Elsewhere Classified
US-SIC Code 1459 - Clay, Ceramic, and Refractory Minerals, Not Elsewhere Classified sits in the 2-digit Clay, Ceramic, and Refractory Minerals, Not Elsewhere Classified sector. US SIC codes can be 2 to 8 digits and the further along the hierarchy, the more detailed and specific the category will be.
Division: B
Division Title: Mining
2 Digits 3 Digits 4 Digits
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101 Iron Ores
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102 Copper Ores
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103 Lead and Zinc Ores
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104 Gold and Silver Ores
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106 Ferroalloy Ores, Except Vanadium
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108 Metal Mining Services
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109 Miscellaneous Metal Ores
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122 Bituminous Coal and Lignite Mining
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123 Anthracite Mining
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124 Coal Mining Services
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131 Crude Petroleum and Natural Gas
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132 Natural Gas Liquids
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138 Oil and Gas Field Services
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141 Dimension Stone
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142 Crushed and Broken Stone, Including Riprap
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144 Sand and Gravel
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145 Clay, Ceramic, and Refractory Minerals
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147 Chemical and Fertilizer Mineral Mining
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148 Nonmetallic Minerals Services, Except Fuels
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149 Miscellaneous Nonmetallic Minerals, Except
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Extended US-SIC Hierarchy for 1459 - Clay, Ceramic, and Refractory Minerals, Not Elsewhere Classified
For business marketing and targeting, US SIC Codes have been extended to provide more specific classifications within US-SIC 1459 - Clay, Ceramic, and Refractory Minerals, Not Elsewhere Classified. Extended US SIC Codes are being continuously updated to reflect the current business environment.
6 Digit SIC Codes
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145901 Clay
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145902 Bentonite
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145999 Clay ceramic & refractory minerals nec
8 Digit SIC Codes
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14590000 Clay and related minerals, nec
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14590100 Clays, except kaolin and ball
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14590101 Bentonite mining
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14590102 Clays (common) quarrying
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14590103 Fire clay mining
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14590104 Flint clay mining
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14590105 Fuller's earth mining
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14590106 Plastic fire clay mining
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14590107 Shale (common) quarrying
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14590108 Stoneware clay mining
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14590200 Nonclay refractory minerals
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14590201 Andalusite mining
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14590202 Cyanite mining
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14590203 Kyanite mining
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14590204 Magnesite mining
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14590205 Sillimanite mining
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14590300 Feldspar mining
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14590301 Aplite mining
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14590302 Nepheline syenite quarrying
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14590303 Pegmatite (feldspar) mining
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14599900 Clay and related minerals, nec
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14599901 Brucite mining
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14599902 Burley mining
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14599903 Cornwall stone mining
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14599904 Diaspore mining
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14599905 Dumortierite mining
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14599906 Olivine (nongem) mining
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14599907 Pinite mining
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14599908 Topaz (nongem) mining
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