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Support Activities for Nonmetallic Minerals (except Fuels) Mining
NAICS 213115 · United States · 2022 edition
This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing support activities, on a contract or fee basis, for the mining and quarrying of nonmetallic minerals (except fuel) and for the extraction of nonmetallic minerals (except geophysical surveying and mapping, site preparation, construction, and transportation activities). Exploration for these minerals is included in this industry. Exploration services include traditional prospecting methods, such as taking core samples and making geological observations at prospective sites.
Activities described by this code
Other activities to examine
- Performing geophysical surveying and mapping services for nonmetallic minerals on a contract or fee basis: 541360 — Geophysical Surveying and Mapping Services
- Operating nonmetallic mineral mines or quarries on a contract or fee basis: 2123 — Nonmetallic Mineral Mining and Quarrying, based on the type of mineral mined or quarried
- Site preparation and related construction activities on a contract or fee basis: 238910 — Site Preparation Contractors;
- Providing transportation activities on a contract or fee basis: 48-49 — Transportation and Warehousing, based on the primary activity
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These businesses provide contract support services to nonmetallic mineral (non-fuel) mining and quarrying operations — activities such as core drilling, geological exploration, rock sampling, prospecting surveys, and related site investigation work. Operations are typically conducted at remote or undeveloped field sites rather than fixed premises, often involving heavy drilling equipment, explosives adjacency, and hazardous terrain.
Questions to investigate
- What specific services are provided — core drilling, geological sampling, exploration surveys, or a combination?
- Are operations conducted at surface sites only, or is there any underground or sub-surface work?
- What types of minerals or deposits are being explored — industrial minerals, stone, aggregates, other?
- Does the operation involve any use of explosives or blasting in support of exploration?
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