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2002 Economic Census
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Mining - by industry

National data for this sector, based on Industry Series reports, are preliminary and will be superseded by data released in later reports. Table includes only establishments of firms with payroll. Nonemployers are shown separately. Introductory text includes scope, methodology, non-sampling error, and confidentiality protection. For descriptions of column headings and rows (industries), click on the appropriate underlined element in the table.

D = Withheld to avoid disclosing data of individual companies; data are included in higher level totals

NAICS
code
Description Estab-
lish-
ments
Value of
Shipments
($1,000)
Annual
payroll
($1,000)
Paid
employees
21 Mining 175 499,595 125,570 2,731
211 Oil and gas extraction 11 35,456 9,925 193
2111 Oil and gas extraction 11 35,456 9,925 193
21111 Oil and gas extraction 11 35,456 9,925 193
211111 Crude petroleum and natural gas extraction 8 D D (100-249)
211112 Natural gas liquid extraction 3 D D (1-19)
212 Mining, except oil and gas 134 424,135 103,360 2,245
2121 Coal mining 2 D D (500-999)
21211 Coal mining 2 D D (500-999)
212111 Bituminous coal and lignite surface mining 2 D D (500-999)
2122 Metal ore mining 7 D D (100-249)
21222 Gold ore and silver ore mining 5 D D (100-249)
212221 Gold ore mining 4 D D (100-249)
21223 Copper, nickel, lead, and zinc mining 1 0 D (1-19)
212231 Lead ore and zinc ore mining 1 0 D (1-19)
21229 Other metal ore mining 1 D D (1-19)
212299 All other metal ore mining 1 D D (1-19)
2123 Nonmetallic mineral mining and quarrying 125 273,729 58,329 1,532
21231 Stone mining and quarrying 49 91,247 22,791 620
212311 Dimension stone mining and quarrying 1 D D (1-19)
212312 Crushed and broken limestone mining 16 41,403 9,083 212
212313 Crushed and broken granite mining 3 D D (20-99)
212319 Other crushed and broken stone mining 29 38,719 11,101 342
21232 Sand, gravel, clay, and refractory mining 70 165,321 31,960 836
212321 Construction sand and gravel mining 63 148,123 28,422 747
212322 Industrial sand mining 5 D D (20-99)
212325 Clay, ceramic, and refractory minerals mining 2 D D (1-19)
21239 Other nonmetallic mineral mining 6 17,161 3,578 76
212393 Other chemical and fertilizer mineral mining 1 D D (1-19)
212399 All other nonmetallic mineral mining 5 D D (20-99)
213 Support activities for mining 30 40,004 12,285 293
2131 Support activities for mining 30 40,004 12,285 293
21311 Support activities for mining 30 40,004 12,285 293
213111 Drilling oil and gas wells 7 3,085 850 30
213112 Support activities for oil and gas operations 12 6,870 2,175 59
213114 Support activities for metal mining 4 8,063 2,620 52
213115 Support activities for nonmetallic minerals 7 21,986 6,640 152


Source: 2002 Economic Census, Geographic Area Series   Questions?
Last revised: November 01, 2005