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Industry: 1459—Clay, Ceramic, and Refractory Minerals, Not Elsewhere Classified

Establishments primarily engaged in mining, milling, or otherwise preparing clay, ceramic, or refractory minerals, not elsewhere classified. Establishments producing clay in conjunction with the manufacture of refractory or structural clay and pottery products are classified in Manufacturing, Major Group 32.

Andalusite mining	Fuller's earth mining
Aplite mining	Kyanite mining
Bentonite mining	Magnesite mining
Brucite mining	Nepheline syenite quarrying
Burley mining	Olivine (nongem) mining
Clays (common) quarrying—not in conjunction with manufacturing	Pegmatite (feldspar) mining
Cornwall stone mining	Pinite mining
Cyanite mining	Plastic fire clay mining
Diaspore mining	Shale (common) quarrying—not in conjunction with manufacturing
Dumortierite mining	Sillimanite mining
Feldspar mining	Stoneware clay mining
Fire clay mining	Syenite, nepheline—quarrying
Flint clay mining	Topaz (nongem) mining

Codes	Titles	Total Marketable US Businesses
1459	Clay and Related Minerals, Nec	107
145900	Clay and related minerals, nec	22
14590000	Clay and related minerals, nec	22
145901	Clays, except kaolin and ball	75
14590100	Clays, except kaolin and ball	14
14590101	Bentonite mining	34
14590102	Clays (common) quarrying	14
14590103	Fire clay mining	5
14590104	Flint clay mining	0
14590105	Fuller's earth mining	1
14590106	Plastic fire clay mining	0
14590107	Shale (common) quarrying	5
14590108	Stoneware clay mining	2
145902	Nonclay refractory materials	3
14590200	Nonclay refractory materials	3
14590201	Andalusite mining	0
14590203	Kyanite mining	0
14590204	Magnesite mining	0
145903	Feldspar mining	1
14590300	Feldspar mining	1
14590301	Aplite mining	0
14590302	Nepheline syenite quarrying	0
145999	Clay and related minerals, nec, nec	6
14599906	Olivine (nongem) mining	0