213115 Support Activities for Nonmetallic Minerals (except Fuels) Mining

Official definition

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.

Source: US Census Bureau, 2022 NAICS descriptions.

When to use a different code

Census classifies these close-sounding activities somewhere else. Businesses mainly engaged in:

• Performing geophysical surveying and mapping services for nonmetallic minerals on a contract or fee basis are classified in Industry 541360, Geophysical Surveying and Mapping Services.
• Operating nonmetallic mineral mines or quarries on a contract or fee basis are classified in Industry Group 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 are classified in Industry 238910, Site Preparation Contractors.
• Providing transportation activities on a contract or fee basis are classified in Sector 48-49, Transportation and Warehousing, based on the primary activity.

Source: US Census Bureau, 2022 NAICS cross-references.

Activities listed under 213115

The Census index assigns these 15 activities to this code. If your business matches one, this is your code.

• Blasting services, nonmetallic minerals mining (except fuels) on a contract basis
• Boring test holes for nonmetallic minerals mining (except fuels) on a contract basis
• Draining or pumping of nonmetallic mineral mines (except fuels) on a contract basis
• Drilling services for nonmetallic mineral (except fuels) mining on a contract basis
• Exploration services for nonmetallic minerals (except geophysical surveying and mapping) on a contract basis
• Mine shaft sinking services for nonmetallic minerals (except fuels) on a contract basis
• Mine tunneling services for nonmetallic minerals (except fuels) on a contract basis
• Nonmetallic minerals mine development on a contract basis (except site preparation and related construction activities)
• Nonmetallic minerals mining support services on a contract basis (e.g., blasting, shaft sinking, tunneling) (except geophysical surveying and mapping, site preparation, construction, and transportation activities)
• Overburden removal for nonmetallic minerals mining (except fuels) on a contract basis
• Prospect and test drilling services for nonmetallic mineral mining (except fuels) on a contract basis
• Pumping or draining nonmetallic mineral mines (except fuel) on a contract basis
• Removal of overburden for nonmetallic minerals mining (except fuels) on a contract basis
• Stripping overburden services for nonmetallic minerals mining (except fuels) on a contract basis
• Test drilling for nonmetallic minerals mining (except fuel) on a contract basis

Source: US Census Bureau, 2022 NAICS index file.

SBA size standard for 213115

To count as a small business for SBA loans and federal contracts under NAICS 213115, your business (including affiliates) must not exceed $20.5 million in average annual receipts. Check your business.

Source: SBA table of size standards, effective March 17, 2023.

Closest UK SIC 2007 codes

There is no official one-to-one link between NAICS and UK SIC. These codes share the same international class (ISIC Rev. 4: 0990, 4312), so treat them as a starting point and check the definition.

• 09900Support activities for other mining and quarryingUK SIC
• 43120Site preparationUK SIC

Built from Census concordances 2022→2017 NAICS and 2017 NAICS→ISIC Rev. 4.

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