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Surface Coal Mining
NAICS 212114 · United States · 2022 edition
This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in one or more of the following: (1) surface mining of bituminous coal, lignite, and anthracite coal; (2) developing bituminous coal, lignite, and anthracite coal surface mine sites; (3) surface mining and beneficiating (e.g., cleaning, washing, screening, and sizing) of bituminous coal, lignite, and anthracite coal; or (4) beneficiating (e.g., cleaning, washing, screening, and sizing), but not mining, bituminous coal, lignite, and anthracite coal.
Start the review with heavy equipment exposure.
For Surface Coal Mining, the saved research highlights heavy equipment exposure, workers' compensation, environmental liability. Confirm how these arise in the actual operation, what controls are used and whether additional services change the proposed coverage.
Questions to ask
- Is the operation active surface mining, beneficiation-only, or a combination?
- What types and values of heavy equipment are in the fleet — draglines, shovels, haul trucks?
- Is blasting performed on-site, and if so, by the operator or a blasting contractor?
- Are there any coal refuse piles, slurry impoundments, or active water discharge points on the property?
- What is the current reclamation bond status and are there any outstanding regulatory compliance issues?
- For Surface Coal Mining, what should the underwriter know about active blasting operations using explosive agents on-site?
- For Surface Coal Mining, what should the underwriter know about slurry impoundment or coal refuse piles with potential for breach or runoff?
- For Surface Coal Mining, what should the underwriter know about prior msha citations, environmental enforcement actions, or reclamation violations?
Activities described by this code
Other activities to examine
- Underground mining and/or development of underground bituminous and anthracite coal mines: 212115 — Underground Coal Mining
- Providing support activities (except geophysical surveying and mapping, site preparation, construction, and transportation) for the mining of coal on a contract or fee basis: 213113 — Support Activities for Coal Mining
- Manufacturing coke oven products in coke oven establishments: 324199 — All Other Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing;
- Manufacturing coal products in steel mills: 331110 — Iron and Steel Mills and Ferroalloy Manufacturing
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Compare another operationInsurance operations research — draft
Surface coal mining establishments remove overburden — soil and rock layers — to extract coal seams near the surface using heavy equipment such as draglines, shovels, haul trucks, and dozers. Operations may also include beneficiation activities such as washing, screening, and sizing coal at preparation plants before shipment. Some establishments focus solely on beneficiation of coal mined elsewhere.
Questions to investigate
- Is the operation active surface mining, beneficiation-only, or a combination?
- What types and values of heavy equipment are in the fleet — draglines, shovels, haul trucks?
- Is blasting performed on-site, and if so, by the operator or a blasting contractor?
- Are there any coal refuse piles, slurry impoundments, or active water discharge points on the property?
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