SIC 1221—Bituminous Coal and Lignite-Surface Mining

Where 1221 sits

1. B Mining
2. 12 Coal Mining
3. 122 Bituminous Coal and Lignite Mining
4. 1221 Bituminous Coal and Lignite-Surface Mining

Description

Establishments primarily engaged in producing bituminous coal or lignite at surface mines or in developing bituminous coal or lignite surface mines. This industry includes auger mining, strip mining, culm bank mining, and other surface mining, by owners or lessees or by establishments which have complete responsibility for operating bituminous coal and lignite surface mines for others on a contract or fee basis. Bituminous coal and lignite preparation plants performing such activities as cleaning, crushing, screening or sizing are included if operated in conjunction with a mine site, or if operated independently of any type of mine.

What 1221 includes

6-digit codes

• 122100 — Bituminous Coal and Lignite-Surface Mining
• 122101 — Bituminous Coal Surface Mining
• 122102 — Bituminous Coal and Lignite Loading and Preparation

8-digit codes

• 12210000 — Bituminous coal and lignite-surface mining
• 12210100 — Bituminous coal surface mining
• 12210101 — Auger mining, bituminous
• 12210102 — Culm bank mining
• 12210103 — Strip mining, bituminous
• 12210104 — Strip mining, lignite
• 12210105 — Surface mining, bituminous, nec
• 12210106 — Surface mining, lignite, nec
• 12210200 — Bituminous coal and lignite loading and preparation
• 12210201 — Coal preparation plant, bituminous or lignite
• 12210202 — Unit train loading facility, bituminous or lignite

Example activities

• crushing plants, bituminous coal
• culm bank recovery, bituminous coal or lignite: except on a contract
• hard coal surface mining, except pennsylvania anthracite
• lignite mining
• preparation plants, bituminous coal or lignite
• screening plants, bituminous coal
• semianthracite surface mining
• semibituminous coal surface mining
• strip mining, bituminous coal: except on a contract basis
• strip mining, lignite: except on a contract basis
• subbituminous coal surface mining
• washeries, bituminous coal or lignite

1221 in other systems