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STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION CODES

Division B - Mining

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SIC     SIC CODE DESCRIPTION
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10        Metal Mining

101      Iron Ores
1011    Iron ores

102      Copper Ores
1021    Copper ores

103      Lead and Zinc Ores
1031    Lead and zinc ores

104      Gold and Silver Ores
1041    Gold ores
1044    Silver ores

106      Ferroalloy Ores, Except Vanadium
1061    Ferroalloy ores, except vanadium

108      Metal Mining Services
1081    Metal mining services

109      Miscellaneous Metal Ores
1094    Uranium-radium-vanadium ores
1099    Metal ores, nec

12        Coal Mining

122      Bituminous Coal and Lignite Mining
1221    Bituminous coal and lignite--surface
1222    Bituminous coal--underground

123      Anthracite Mining
1231    Anthracite mining

124      Coal Mining Services
1241    Coal mining services

13        Oil And Gas Extraction
131      Crude Petroleum And Natural Gas
1311    Crude petroleum and natural gas

132      Natural Gas Liquids
1321    Natural gas liquids

138      Oil and Gas Field Services
1381    Drilling oil and gas wells
1382    Oil and gas exploration services
1389    Oil and gas field services, nec

14        Nonmetallic Minerals, Except Fuels

141      Dimension Stone
1411    Dimension stone

142      Crushed and Broken Stone
1422    Crushed and broken limestone
1423    Crushed and broken granite
1429    Crushed and broken stone, nec

144      Sand and Gravel
1442    Construction sand and gravel
1446    Industrial sand

145      Clay, Ceramic, & Refractory Minerals
1455    Kaolin and ball clay
1459    Clay and related minerals, nec

147      Chemical and Fertilizer Minerals
1474    Potash, soda, and borate minerals
1475    Phosphate rock
1479    Chemical and fertilizer mining, nec

148      Nonmetallic Minerals Services
1481    Nonmetallic minerals services

149      Miscellaneous Nonmetallic Minerals
1499    Miscellaneous nonmetallic minerals

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