NAICS Code Description


212325 - Clay and Ceramic and Refractory Minerals Mining

No Companies Listed in 212325

This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in one or more of the following: (1) mining clay (except kaolin and ball), ceramic, or refractory minerals; (2) developing the mine site for clay, ceramic, or refractory minerals; and (3) beneficiating (i.e., preparing) clay (except kaolin and ball), ceramic, or refractory minerals.

Illustrative Examples:

Bentonite mining and/or beneficiating
Fuller's earth mining and/or beneficiating
Common clay mining and/or beneficiating
Magnesite mining and/or beneficiating
Feldspar mining and/or beneficiating
Nepheline syenite mining and/or beneficiating
Fire clay mining and/or beneficiating
Shale (except oil shale) mining and/or beneficiating


Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in--

  • Shaping, molding, baking, burning, or hardening clay and nonclay refractories, and structural clay products--are classified in Industry 327120, Clay Building Material and Refractories Manufacturing;
  • Developing the mine site, mining, and/or beneficiating kaolin or ball clay--are classified in U.S. Industry 212324, Kaolin and Ball Clay Mining; and
  • Shaping, molding, glazing, and firing pottery, ceramics, and plumbing fixtures--are classified in Industry 327110, Pottery, Ceramics, and Plumbing Fixture Manufacturing.
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Index Entries for 212325
212325212325212325Andalusite mining and/or beneficiating
212325212325212325Aplite mining and/or beneficiating
212325212325212325Bentonite mining and/or beneficiating
212325212325212325Bleaching clay mining and/or beneficiating
212325212325212325Brucite mining and/or beneficiating
212325212325212325Burley mining and/or beneficiating
212325212325212325Clay (except kaolin, ball) mining and/or beneficiating
212325212325212325Clay bleaching
212325212325212325Clay, ceramic and refractory minerals, mining and/or beneficiating
212325212325212325Clay, fire, mining and/or beneficiating
212325212325212325Common clay mining and/or beneficiating
212325212325212325Common shale mining and/or beneficiating
212325212325212325Cornwall stone mining and/or beneficiating
212325212325212325Cyanite mining and/or beneficiating
212325212325212325Diaspore mining and/or beneficiating
212325212325212325Dumortierite mining and/or beneficiating
212325212325212325Earth, fuller's (e.g., all natural bleaching clays), mining and/or beneficiating
212325212325212325Feldspar mining and/or beneficiating
212325212325212325Fire clay mining and/or beneficiating
212325212325212325Flint clay mining and/or beneficiating
212325212325212325Fuller's earth mining and/or beneficiating
212325212325212325Kyanite mining and/or beneficiating
212325212325212325Laterite mining and/or beneficiating
212325212325212325Magnesite mining and/or beneficiating
212325212325212325Nepheline syenite mining and/or beneficiating
212325212325212325Olivine, non-gem, mining and/or beneficiating
212325212325212325Pegmatite, feldspar, mining and/or beneficiating
212325212325212325Pinite mining and/or beneficiating
212325212325212325Plastic fire clay mining and/or beneficiating
212325212325212325Refractory minerals mining and/or beneficiating
212325212325212325Shale (except oil shale) mining and/or beneficiating
212325212325212325Sillimanite mining and/or beneficiating
212325212325212325Stoneware clay mining and/or beneficiating
212325212325212325Syenite, nepheline, mining and/or beneficiating
212325212325212325Topaz, non-gem, mining and/or beneficiating