Industry Description
Establishments primarily engaged in mining, milling, or otherwise preparing chemical or fertilizer mineral raw materials, not elsewhere classified. Establishments primarily engaged in milling, grinding, or otherwise preparing barite not in conjunction with mining or quarry operations are classified in Manufacturing, Industry 3295; similar establishments preparing other minerals of this industry are included here. Establishments primarily engaged in producing salt by evaporation of sea water or brine are classified in Manufacturing, Industry 2899.
Business Examples
Common types of business activities within US SIC 1479 - Chemical and Fertilizer Mineral Mining, Not Elsewhere Classified are:
- Alunite mining
- Amblygonite mining
- Arsenic mineral mining
- Barite mining
- Barium ore mining
- Brimstone mining
- Celestite mining
- Fluorite mining
- Fluorspar ground or otherwise treated
- Fluorspar mining
- Guano mining
- Lepidolite mining
- Lithium mineral mining
- Marcasite mining
- Mineral pigment mining
- Ocher mining
- Pyrites mining
- Pyrrhotite mining
- Rock salt mining
- Salt mining common
- Sienna mining
- Spodumene mining
- Strontianite mining
- Strontium mineral mining
- Sulfur mining native
- Umber mining
IBISWorld Industry Research Report
Mineral & Phosphate Mining in the US (21239)
Revenue 2025
$8.6bn
Growth 2025
1.09%
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
US-SIC Hierarchy 1479 - Chemical and Fertilizer Mineral Mining, Not Elsewhere Classified
US-SIC Code 1479 - Chemical and Fertilizer Mineral Mining, Not Elsewhere Classified sits in the 2-digit Chemical and Fertilizer Mineral Mining, 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 1479 - Chemical and Fertilizer Mineral Mining, Not Elsewhere Classified
For business marketing and targeting, US SIC Codes have been extended to provide more specific classifications within US-SIC 1479 - Chemical and Fertilizer Mineral Mining, 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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147901 Sulphur
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147902 Fluorspar
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147903 Salt miners
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147904 Salt processing
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147999 Chemical & fertilizer mining nec
8 Digit SIC Codes
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14790000 Chemical and fertilizer mining
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14790100 Mineral pigment mining
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14790101 Ocher mining
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14790102 Sienna mining
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14790103 Umber mining
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14790200 Pyrites mining
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14790201 Marcasite mining
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14790202 Pyrrhotite mining
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14790300 Salt and sulfur mining
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14790301 Brimstone mining
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14790302 Rock salt mining
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14790303 Salt (common) mining
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14790304 Sulphur mining
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14790400 Fertilizer mineral mining
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14790401 Arsenic mineral mining
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14790402 Barite mining
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14790403 Lithium mineral mining
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14790404 Strontium mineral mining
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14799900 Chemical and fertilizer mining, nec
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14799901 Alunite mining
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14799902 Amblygonite mining
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14799903 Celestite mining
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14799904 Fertilizer mineral mining
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14799905 Fluorite mining
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14799906 Fluorspar mining
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14799907 Guano mining
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14799908 Lepidolite mining
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14799909 Spodumene mining
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