The Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction sector comprises establishments that extract naturally occurring mineral solids, such as coal and ores; liquid minerals, such as crude petroleum; and gases, such as natural gas.
| NAICS Code |
Title |
U.S. Firms |
U.S. Employment |
| 21 |
Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction |
163,388 |
2,940,585 |
| 211 |
Oil and Gas Extraction |
51,922 |
558,106 |
| 2111 |
Oil and Gas Extraction |
51,922 |
558,106 |
| 21111 |
Oil and Gas Extraction |
51,922 |
558,106 |
| 211111 |
Crude Petroleum and Natural Gas Extraction |
51,136 |
516,337 |
| 211112 |
Natural Gas Liquid Extraction |
978 |
37,155 |
| 21112 |
Crude Petroleum Extraction |
N/A |
N/A |
| 211120 |
Crude Petroleum Extraction |
N/A |
N/A |
| 21113 |
Natural Gas Extraction |
N/A |
N/A |
| 211130 |
Natural Gas Extraction |
N/A |
N/A |
| 212 |
Mining (except Oil and Gas) |
31,321 |
901,708 |
| 2121 |
Coal Mining |
4,513 |
351,785 |
| 21211 |
Coal Mining |
4,513 |
351,785 |
| 212111 |
Bituminous Coal and Lignite Surface Mining |
2,545 |
158,861 |
| 212112 |
Bituminous Coal Underground Mining |
1,733 |
175,144 |
| 212113 |
Anthracite Mining |
404 |
6,316 |
| 2122 |
Metal Ore Mining |
2,000 |
103,715 |
| 21221 |
Iron Ore Mining |
152 |
17,461 |
| 212210 |
Iron Ore Mining |
152 |
17,461 |
| 21222 |
Gold Ore and Silver Ore Mining |
1,235 |
43,584 |
| 212221 |
Gold Ore Mining |
1,190 |
42,316 |
| 212222 |
Silver Ore Mining |
48 |
638 |
| 21223 |
Copper, Nickel, Lead, and Zinc Mining |
274 |
23,504 |
| 212230 |
Copper, Nickel, Lead, and Zinc Mining |
N/A |
N/A |
| 212231 |
Lead Ore and Zinc Ore Mining |
124 |
3,784 |
| 212234 |
Copper Ore and Nickel Ore Mining |
150 |
18,868 |
| 21229 |
Other Metal Ore Mining |
356 |
10,411 |
| 212291 |
Uranium-Radium-Vanadium Ore Mining |
147 |
2,176 |
| 212299 |
All Other Metal Ore Mining |
209 |
7,795 |
| 2123 |
Nonmetallic Mineral Mining and Quarrying |
24,864 |
399,355 |
| 21231 |
Stone Mining and Quarrying |
10,716 |
207,031 |
| 212311 |
Dimension Stone Mining and Quarrying |
2,674 |
16,955 |
| 212312 |
Crushed and Broken Limestone Mining and Quarrying |
4,521 |
115,980 |
| 212313 |
Crushed and Broken Granite Mining and Quarrying |
1,153 |
22,957 |
| 212319 |
Other Crushed and Broken Stone Mining and Quarrying |
2,654 |
28,518 |
| 21232 |
Sand, Gravel, Clay, and Ceramic and Refractory Minerals Mining and Quarrying |
12,874 |
136,344 |
| 212321 |
Construction Sand and Gravel Mining |
11,704 |
106,087 |
| 212322 |
Industrial Sand Mining |
632 |
6,745 |
| 212324 |
Kaolin and Ball Clay Mining |
131 |
5,250 |
| 212325 |
Clay and Ceramic and Refractory Minerals Mining |
481 |
6,144 |
| 21239 |
Other Nonmetallic Mineral Mining and Quarrying |
1,849 |
35,543 |
| 212391 |
Potash, Soda, and Borate Mineral Mining |
102 |
6,845 |
| 212392 |
Phosphate Rock Mining |
46 |
0 |
| 212393 |
Other Chemical and Fertilizer Mineral Mining |
225 |
4,103 |
| 212399 |
All Other Nonmetallic Mineral Mining |
1,487 |
11,686 |
| 213 |
Support Activities for Mining |
80,815 |
1,441,535 |
| 2131 |
Support Activities for Mining |
80,815 |
1,441,535 |
| 21311 |
Support Activities for Mining |
80,815 |
1,441,535 |
| 213111 |
Drilling Oil and Gas Wells |
15,328 |
367,154 |
| 213112 |
Support Activities for Oil and Gas Operations |
60,356 |
971,606 |
| 213113 |
Support Activities for Coal Mining |
2,183 |
41,004 |
| 213114 |
Support Activities for Metal Mining |
1,420 |
14,408 |
| 213115 |
Support Activities for Nonmetallic Minerals (except Fuels) Mining |
1,820 |
9,760 |