RELATED CODES
212321 - Construction Sand and Gravel Mining MEX212322 - Industrial Sand Mining US
212324 - Kaolin and Ball Clay Mining US
212325 - Clay and Ceramic and Refractory Minerals Mining US
21232 - Sand, Gravel, Clay, and Ceramic and Refractory Minerals Mining and Quarrying
This industry comprises (1) establishments primarily engaged in developing the mine site and/or mining, quarrying, dredging for sand and gravel, or mining clay, (e.g., china clay, paper clay and slip clay) and (2) preparation plants primarily engaged in beneficiating (e.g., washing, screening, and grinding) sand and gravel, clay, and ceramic and refractory minerals. Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in-- ? Calcining, dead burning, or otherwise processing (i.e., beyond basic preparation) clay or refractory minerals--are classified in Industry 32799, All Other Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing; ? Shaping, molding, baking, burning, or hardening nonclay ceramics, clay and nonclay refractories, and structural clay products--are classified in Industry 32712, Clay Building Material and Refractories Manufacturing; and ? Shaping, molding, glazing, and firing pottery, ceramics, and plumbing fixtures--are classified in Industry 32711, Pottery, Ceramics, and Plumbing Fixture Manufacturing.