212290 Other Metal Ore Mining

Overview

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in developing the mine site, mining, and/or beneficiating (i.e., preparing) metal ores (except iron and manganiferous ores valued for their iron content, gold ore, silver ore, copper, nickel, lead, and zinc ore).

Illustrative Examples:
Antimony ores mining and/or beneficiating
Tantalum ores mining and/or beneficiating
Columbite ores mining and/or beneficiating
Tungsten ores mining and/or beneficiating
Ilmenite ores mining and/or beneficiating
Uranium-radium-vanadium ores mining and/or beneficiating
Molybdenum ores mining and/or beneficiating

Cross-References

  • Developing the mine site, mining, and/or beneficiating iron and manganiferous ores valued chiefly for their iron content--are classified in Industry 212210, Iron Ore Mining;
  • Developing the mine site, mining, and/or beneficiating ores valued chiefly for their gold or silver content--are classified in Industry 212220, Gold Ore and Silver Ore Mining;
  • Developing the mine site, mining, and/or beneficiating ores valued chiefly for their copper, nickel, lead, or zinc content--are classified in Industry 212230, Copper, Nickel, Lead, and Zinc Mining;
  • Enriching uranium--are classified in Industry 325180, Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing; and
  • Providing support activities (except geophysical surveying and mapping, site preparation, construction, and transportation) for the mining of metallic minerals and ores on a contract or fee basis--are classified in U.S. Industry 213114, Support Activities for Metal Mining.

Index Entries

Antimony concentrates beneficiating
Antimony ores mining and/or beneficiating
Bastnaesite mining and/or beneficiating
Bauxite mining and/or beneficiating
Beryl mining and/or beneficiating
Beryllium concentrates beneficiating
Beryllium ores mining and/or beneficiating
Carnotite mining and/or beneficiating
Cerium concentrates beneficiating
Cerium ores mining and/or beneficiating
Chromite mining and/or beneficiating
Chromium concentrates beneficiating
Chromium ore mining and/or beneficiating
Cinnabar mining and/or beneficiating
Cobalt concentrates beneficiating
Cobalt ores mining and/or beneficiating
Columbite mining and/or beneficiating
Columbium ores mining and/or beneficiating
Ferberite ores and concentrates mining and/or beneficiating
Ferroalloy ores (e.g., chromium, columbium, molybdenum, tungsten) mining and/or beneficiating
Hafnium mining and/or beneficiating
Huebnerite mining and/or beneficiating
Ilmenite ores mining and/or beneficiating
Iridium mining and/or beneficiating
Leaching of uranium, radium, or vanadium ores
Manganese concentrates beneficiating
Manganese ores mining and/or beneficiating
Manganiferous ores (not valued for iron content) mining and/or beneficiating
Manganite mining and/or beneficiating
Mercury (quicksilver) mining and/or beneficiating
Mercury ores mining and/or beneficiating
Microlite mining and/or beneficiating
Molybdenite mining and/or beneficiating
Molybdenum ores mining and/or beneficiating
Molybdite mining and/or beneficiating
Monazite mining and/or beneficiating
Osmium mining and/or beneficiating
Palladium mining and/or beneficiating
Pitchblende mining and/or beneficiating
Platinum mining and/or beneficiating
Psilomelane mining and/or beneficiating
Pyrolusite mining and/or beneficiating
Quicksilver ores and metal mining and/or beneficiating
Radium ores mining and/or beneficiating
Rare earth metal concentrates beneficiating
Rare earth metal ores mining and/or beneficiating
Rhodium mining and/or beneficiating
Rhodochrosite mining and/or beneficiating
Roscoelite (vanadium hydromica) mining and/or beneficiating
Ruthenium ore mining and/or beneficiating
Rutile mining and/or beneficiating
Scheelite mining and/or beneficiating
Tantalite mining and/or beneficiating
Tantalum ores mining and/or beneficiating
Thallium mining and/or beneficiating
Thorite mining and/or beneficiating
Thorium ores mining and/or beneficiating
Tin metal concentrates beneficiating
Tin metal ores mining and/or beneficiating
Titaniferous-magnetite ores, valued chiefly for titanium content, mining and/or beneficiating
Titanium concentrates beneficiating
Titanium ores mining and/or beneficiating
Tungsten concentrates beneficiating
Tungsten ores mining and/or beneficiating
Tyuyamunite mining and/or beneficiating
Uraninite (pitchblende) mining and/or beneficiating
Uranium ores mining and/or beneficiating
Uranium-radium-vanadium ore mine site development for own account
Uranium-radium-vanadium ores mining and/or beneficiating
Vanadium ores mining and/or beneficiating
Wolframite mining and/or beneficiating
Wulfenite mining and/or beneficiating
Zirconium concentrates beneficiating
Zirconium ores mining and/or beneficiating