SCIAN 212—Mining of metallic and non-metallic minerals, except oil and gas

Where 212 sits

1. 21 Mining
2. 212 Mining of metallic and non-metallic minerals, except oil and gas

Contains 3 narrower codes

• 2121 Coal mining
• 2122 Metallic mineral mining
• 2123 Non-metallic mineral mining

Description

Economic units primarily engaged in the exploitation of coal, metallic and non-metallic minerals, and in the processing of these to obtain concentrates and precipitates.

What 212 includes

• Establishments primarily engaged in the exploitation of copper by means of solvent extraction and electrolytic deposition; to the exploitation of granite, onyx and serpentine; to the exploitation and processing of mica; to the exploitation of confetti and peanut, and the collection of salt by evaporating seawater, lake brine and other natural brines in the sun.

Cross-references for 212

• Establishments primarily engaged in the contract recovery of coal from spoil heaps (213, Mining-related services); to the production of refined and iodized salt (311, Food industry); to the manufacture of charcoal (321, Wood industry); of coke, coal briquettes and other coal-derived products produced outside the mine (324, Manufacture of petroleum and coal products); to the enrichment of radioactive minerals; to the manufacture of chemical fertilizers (325, Chemical industry); to the production of clay integrated with the production of finished articles; to the manufacture of cement; of lime and gypsum; of products based on quarry stone by means of cutting, sizing, polishing, rolling and beveling (327, Manufacture of products based on non-metallic minerals); to the production of pig iron; of ferroalloys; to the smelting, refining and refining of non-ferrous metallic minerals; to the recovery of non-ferrous metals and theiraleactions (331, Basic metal industries), and the manufacture of carbon and graphite electrodes (335, Manufacture of accessories, electrical appliances and electrical power generating equipment).

212 in other systems