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2012 NAICS: 21 - Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction


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Source & Description   Frequency Latest Data Geography Industry
Quarterly Financial Report (QFR) Quarterly 1Q 2015 U.S. Selected 3 digits
Quarterly Workforce Indicators (QWI) Quarterly 4Q 2014 States, counties, metro areas Selected 2- thru 4-digits
American Community Survey (ACS) Annual 2013 U.S, states, counties, places, metros, tracts Selected 2- thru 6-digits
Annual Capital Expenditures Survey (ACES) Annual 2013 U.S. Selected 2- thru 6-digits
Business Dynamics Statistics (BDS) Annual 2012 U.S., states Selected 2-digits
County Business Patterns (BP) Annual 2013 U.S., states, counties, metros, ZIP Codes, and island areas Selected 2- thru 6-digits
Information and Communication Technology Survey (ICT) Annual 2013 U.S. 2-digits
Nonemployer Statistics (NES) Annual 2013 U.S., states, metro areas, counties Selected 2- thru 6-digits
Statistics of U.S. Businesses (SUSB) Annual 2012 U.S., states, metro areas, counties Selected 2- thru 6-digits
Economic Census (ECN) Every 5 years 2012 U.S., states, counties, places, metros, ZIP Codes 2- thru 6-digits
Economic Census of Island Areas (IA) Every 5 years 2012 American Samoa, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the US Virgin Islands 2-thru 5 digits
Survey of Business Owners (SBO) Every 5 years 2007 U.S., states, counties, cities, metro areas Selected 2- thru 6-digits

Links to Economic Data for Programs Published on AFF


Program Series Table Title Data Years Available
County Business Patterns Geographic Area Series County Business Patterns 2011
Geography Area Series: County Business Patterns 2013 2012 2010 2009 2008
Geography Area Series: County Business Patterns by Legal Form of Organization 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008
Geography Area Series: County Business Patterns by Employment Size Class 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008
Geography Area Series: County Business Patterns for Puerto Rico and the Island Areas 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008
Geography Area Series: County Business Patterns by Employment Size Class for Puerto Rico and the Island Areas 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008
ZIP Code Business Statistics ZIP Code Business Statistics: Zip Code Business Patterns by Employment Size Class 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008
Economic Census Advance Report All sectors: Core Business Statistics Series: Advance Summary Statistics for the U.S. (2012 NAICS Basis): 2012 2012 2007
Advance Comparative Statistics for the US 2007
Comparative Statistics, 2007 and 2002 Comparative Statistics for the U.S. and States (2002 NAICS Basis) 2007
Geographic Area Series All sectors: Geographic Area Series: Economy-Wide Key Statistics: 2012 2012 2007 2002
Industry Statistics for States and Offshore Areas 2007 2002
Detailed Statistics for States or Offshore Areas 2007 2002
Industry Stats by Type of Operation for States or Offshore Areas 2007 2002
Subject Series: General Summary Industry Statistics 2007 2002
Detailed Statistics 2007 2002
Industry Statistics by Employment Size of Establishment 2007 2002
Industry Statistics by Type of Operation 2007 2002
Inventories with LIFO Valuation 2007 2002
Industry Statistics by Legal Form of Organization 2007 2002
Summary Series: Location of Mines Employment Size of Establishments 2007 2002
Economic Census of Island Areas Geographic Area Series Island Areas: Geographic Area Series: Comparative Statistics by Kind of Business for American Samoa, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Gua 2012 2007
Island Areas: Geographic Area Series: General Statistics by Kind of Business for American Samoa, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, P 2012 2007
Island Areas: Geographic Area Series: General Statistics by Kind of Business and Legal Form of Organization for American Samoa, Commonwealth of the No 2012 2007
Island Areas: Geographic Area Series: General Statistics by Kind of Business and Sales/Receipts/Revenue/Shipments Size of Establishments for American 2012 2007
Island Areas: Geographic Area Series: General Statistics by Kind of Business and Employment Size of Establishments for American Samoa, Commonwealth of 2012 2007
Island Areas: Geographic Area Series: General Statistics by Kind of Business and Gender Status of Ownership for Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana I 2012
Island Areas: Geographic Area Series: General Statistics by Kind of Business and Citizenship Status of Ownership for American Samoa, Commonwealth of t 2012
Island Areas: Geographic Area Series: General Statistics by Kind of Business and Ethnicity Status of Ownership for U.S. Virgin Islands: 2012 2012
Island Areas: Geographic Area Series: Sales by Kind of Business and Class of Customer for American Samoa, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Island 2012
E-Commerce Statistics 2007
Island Areas: Geographic Area Series: Capital Expenditures and Depreciation Charges for American Samoa, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, 2012
Share of Sales/Receipts/Revenue by Kind of Business Accounted for by the 4, 8, 20, and 50 Largest Establishments 2007
Selected Expenses and Rental Payments by Kind of Business 2007
Nonemployer Statistics Nonemployer Statistics Geographic Area Series: Nonemployer Statistics by Legal Form of Organization: 2013 2013 2012 2007
Geographic Area Series: Nonemployer Statistics for the US, States, Metropolitan Areas, and Counties: 2013 2013 2012 2007
Geographic Area Series: Nonemployer Statistics by Receipt Size Class: 2013 2013 2012
Survey of Business Owners Survey of Business Owners Preliminary Statistics for All U.S. Firms by Sector, Gender, Ethnicity, and Race for the U.S. and States: 2012 2012 2007
Preliminary Statistics for All U.S. Firms by Sector, Veteran Status, and Gender for the U.S. and States: 2012 2012
Preliminary Statistics for All U.S. Firms by Sector, Veteran Status, and Ethnicity for the U.S. and States: 2012 2012
Preliminary Statistics for All U.S. Firms by Sector, Veteran Status, and Race for the U.S. and States: 2012 2012
Firms by Ethnicity, Receipts Size of Firm for the U.S. and States 2007
Firms by Ethnicity, Employment Size of Firm for U.S. and States 2007

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Definition


The Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction sector comprises establishments that extract naturally occurring mineral solids, such as coal and ores; liquid minerals, such as crude petroleum; and gases, such as natural gas. The term mining is used in the broad sense to include quarrying, well operations, beneficiating (e.g., crushing, screening, washing, and flotation), and other preparation customarily performed at the mine site, or as a part of mining activity.

The Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction sector distinguishes two basic activities: mine operation and mining support activities. Mine operation includes establishments operating mines, quarries, or oil and gas wells on their own account or for others on a contract or fee basis. Mining support activities include establishments that perform exploration (except geophysical surveying) and/or other mining services on a contract or fee basis (except mine site preparation and construction of oil/gas pipelines).

Establishments in the Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction sector are grouped and classified according to the natural resource mined or to be mined. Industries include establishments that develop the mine site, extract the natural resources, and/or those that beneficiate (i.e., prepare) the mineral mined. Beneficiation is the process whereby the extracted material is reduced to particles that can be separated into mineral and waste, the former suitable for further processing or direct use. The operations that take place in beneficiation are primarily mechanical, such as grinding, washing, magnetic separation, and centrifugal separation. In contrast, manufacturing operations primarily use chemical and electrochemical processes, such as electrolysis and distillation. However, some treatments, such as heat treatments, take place in both the beneficiation and the manufacturing (i.e., smelting/refining) stages. The range of preparation activities varies by mineral and the purity of any given ore deposit. While some minerals, such as petroleum and natural gas, require little or no preparation, others are washed and screened, while yet others, such as gold and silver, can be transformed into bullion before leaving the mine site.

Mining, beneficiating, and manufacturing activities often occur in a single location. Separate receipts will be collected for these activities whenever possible. When receipts cannot be broken out between mining and manufacturing, establishments that mine or quarry nonmetallic minerals, and then beneficiate the nonmetallic minerals into more finished manufactured products are classified based on the primary activity of the establishment. A mine that manufactures a small amount of finished products will be classified in Sector 21, Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction. An establishment that mines whose primary output is a more finished manufactured product will be classified in Sector 31-33, Manufacturing.

Comparability


This 2012 NAICS code is comparable to the 2007, 2002 and 1997 NAICS codes.
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