NAICS 212325 Clay and Ceramic and Refractory Minerals Mining

NAICS Code: 212325

Code Title: Clay and Ceramic and Refractory Minerals Mining

Code Sector: 21 - Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction

NAICS 212325 Clay and Ceramic and Refractory Minerals Mining 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--
  • 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;
  • Developing the mine site, mining, and/or beneficiating kaolin or ball clay--are classified in U.S. Industry 212324, Kaolin and Ball Clay Mining;
  • Shaping, molding, glazing, and firing pottery, ceramics, and plumbing fixtures--are classified in Industry 327110, Pottery, Ceramics, and Plumbing Fixture Manufacturing.

Alternate Titles

  • Andalusite mining and/or beneficiating
  • Aplite mining and/or beneficiating
  • Bentonite mining and/or beneficiating
  • Bleaching clay mining and/or beneficiating
  • Brucite mining and/or beneficiating
  • Burley mining and/or beneficiating
  • Clay (except kaolin, ball) mining and/or beneficiating
  • Clay bleaching
  • Clay, ceramic and refractory minerals, mining and/or beneficiating
  • Clay, fire, mining and/or beneficiating
  • Common clay mining and/or beneficiating
  • Common shale mining and/or beneficiating
  • Cornwall stone mining and/or beneficiating
  • Cyanite mining and/or beneficiating
  • Diaspore mining and/or beneficiating
  • Dumortierite mining and/or beneficiating
  • Earth, fuller's (e.g., all natural bleaching clays), mining and/or beneficiating
  • Feldspar mining and/or beneficiating
  • Fire clay mining and/or beneficiating
  • Flint clay mining and/or beneficiating
  • Fuller's earth mining and/or beneficiating
  • Kyanite mining and/or beneficiating
  • Laterite mining and/or beneficiating
  • Magnesite mining and/or beneficiating
  • Nepheline syenite mining and/or beneficiating
  • Olivine, non-gem, mining and/or beneficiating
  • Pegmatite, feldspar, mining and/or beneficiating
  • Pinite mining and/or beneficiating
  • Plastic fire clay mining and/or beneficiating
  • Refractory minerals mining and/or beneficiating
  • Shale (except oil shale) mining and/or beneficiating
  • Sillimanite mining and/or beneficiating
  • Stoneware clay mining and/or beneficiating
  • Syenite, nepheline, mining and/or beneficiating
  • Topaz, non-gem, mining and/or beneficiating

NAICS 212325 Crosswalk

Crosswalk between the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) and Standard Industrial Classification System (SIC) --

Crosswalk between the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) and International Standard Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities Code Revision 4.0 --

  • ISIC 0810 - Quarrying of stone, sand and clay
  • ISIC 0899 - Other mining and quarrying n.e.c.