NAICS Canada 212220—Gold and silver ore mining

Where 212220 sits

1. 21 Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
2. 212 Mining and quarrying (except oil and gas)
3. 2122 Metal ore mining
4. 21222 Gold and silver ore mining
5. 212220 Gold and silver ore mining

Description

This Canadian industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in mining, beneficiating or otherwise preparing ores valued chiefly for their gold or silver content.

What 212220 includes

• Calaverite mining
• Sylvanite mining

Example activities

• alluvial gold (telluride) mining
• calaverite mining
• gold and silver ore mining
• gold bullion production at mine site
• gold concentrates, mining
• gold dredging and panning
• gold hydraulic or gravity mining
• gold ore mining
• gold placer mining
• gold quartz ore mining
• lode gold mining
• silver bullion, produced at mine site
• silver concentrates
• silver ores mining and milling
• sylvanite mining

212220 in other systems