U.S. Census Bureau

2007 NAICS Definitions


212325 Clay and Ceramic and Refractory Minerals Mining

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

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2007
NAICS		2002
NAICS		1997
NAICS		 Corresponding Index Entries
212325212325212325 Andalusite mining and/or beneficiating
212325212325212325 Aplite mining and/or beneficiating
212325212325212325 Bentonite mining and/or beneficiating
212325212325212325 Bleaching clay mining and/or beneficiating
212325212325212325 Brucite mining and/or beneficiating
212325212325212325 Burley mining and/or beneficiating
212325212325212325 Clay (except kaolin, ball) mining and/or beneficiating
212325212325212325 Clay bleaching
212325212325212325 Clay, ceramic and refractory minerals, mining and/or beneficiating
212325212325212325 Clay, fire, mining and/or beneficiating
212325212325212325 Common clay mining and/or beneficiating
212325212325212325 Common shale mining and/or beneficiating
212325212325212325 Cornwall stone mining and/or beneficiating
212325212325212325 Cyanite mining and/or beneficiating
212325212325212325 Diaspore mining and/or beneficiating
212325212325212325 Dumortierite mining and/or beneficiating
212325212325212325 Earth, fuller's (e.g., all natural bleaching clays), mining and/or beneficiating
212325212325212325 Feldspar mining and/or beneficiating
212325212325212325 Fire clay mining and/or beneficiating
212325212325212325 Flint clay mining and/or beneficiating
212325212325212325 Fuller's earth mining and/or beneficiating
212325212325212325 Kyanite mining and/or beneficiating
212325212325212325 Laterite mining and/or beneficiating
212325212325212325 Magnesite mining and/or beneficiating
212325212325212325 Nepheline syenite mining and/or beneficiating
212325212325212325 Olivine, non-gem, mining and/or beneficiating
212325212325212325 Pegmatite, feldspar, mining and/or beneficiating
212325212325212325 Pinite mining and/or beneficiating
212325212325212325 Plastic fire clay mining and/or beneficiating
212325212325212325 Refractory minerals mining and/or beneficiating
212325212325212325 Shale (except oil shale) mining and/or beneficiating
212325212325212325 Sillimanite mining and/or beneficiating
212325212325212325 Stoneware clay mining and/or beneficiating
212325212325212325 Syenite, nepheline, mining and/or beneficiating
212325212325212325 Topaz, non-gem, mining and/or beneficiating