NAICS 212221 Gold Ore Mining

NAICS Code: 212221

Code Title: Gold Ore Mining

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

NAICS 212221 Gold Ore Mining Description

This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in developing the mine site, mining, and/or beneficiating (i.e., preparing) ores valued chiefly for their gold content. Establishments primarily engaged in transformation of the gold into bullion or dore bar in combination with mining activities are included in this industry.


Cross References

  • Establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing gold bullion or dore bar without mining are classified in Industry 331410, Nonferrous Metal (except Aluminum) Smelting and Refining.

Alternate Titles

  • Bullion, gold, produced at the mine
  • Calaverite mining and/or beneficiating
  • Gold lode mining and/or beneficiating
  • Gold ore mine site development for own account
  • Gold ore mining and/or beneficiating plants
  • Gold ores, concentrates, bullion, and/or precipitates mining and/or beneficiating
  • Gold placer mining and/or beneficiating
  • Lode gold mining and/or beneficiating
  • Placer gold mining and/or beneficiating
  • Sylvanite mining and/or beneficiating
  • Telluride (gold) mining and/or beneficiating

NAICS 212221 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 0729 - Mining of other non-ferrous metal ores