Analysis
NAICS 212220 is the 2022 national industry for gold ore and silver ore mining, part of 21222 (Gold Ore and Silver Ore Mining). Census lists 15 example activities under it in the official index.
Its index entries, the activities Census uses to assign businesses to this code, include bullion, gold, produced at the mine, bullion, silver, produced at the mine, calaverite mining and/or beneficiating and gold lode mining and/or beneficiating, among 15 in all.
For example, manufacturing gold or silver bullion or dore bar without mining are classified in 331410 (Nonferrous Metal (except Aluminum) Smelting and Refining) instead.
Census lists 1 related activities that belong elsewhere, most often in 331410. Businesses that do several things are classified by their primary activity, the one that generates the most value, so check those boundaries before settling on this code.
County Business Patterns publishes no national count for it, either because the code is out of the survey's scope or because the figures are suppressed to protect individual businesses.
Official definition
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in developing the mine site, mining, and/or beneficiating (i.e., preparing) ores valued chiefly for their gold and/or silver content. Establishments primarily engaged in the transformation of the gold and silver into bullion or dore bar in combination with mining activities are included in this industry.
Source: US Census Bureau, NAICS 2022 Manual.
Not this code if…
| The business mainly does | Use instead |
|---|---|
| Manufacturing gold or silver bullion or dore bar without mining | 331410 Nonferrous Metal (except Aluminum) Smelting and Refining |
Index entries (15)
- Bullion, gold, produced at the mine
- Bullion, silver, produced at the mine
- Calaverite mining and/or beneficiating
- Gold lode mining and/or beneficiating
- Gold ore mine site development for own account
- Gold ore mining and/or beneficiating plants
- Gold ores, concentrates, bullion, and/or precipitates mining and/or beneficiating
- Gold placer mining and/or beneficiating
- Lode gold mining and/or beneficiating
- Placer gold mining and/or beneficiating
- Placer silver mining and/or beneficiating
- Silver ore mine site development for own account
- Silver ores mining and/or beneficiating
- Sylvanite mining and/or beneficiating
- Telluride (gold) mining and/or beneficiating