NAICS 212322 Industrial Sand Mining

NAICS Code: 212322

Code Title: Industrial Sand Mining

Code Sector: 21 - Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction

NAICS 212322 Industrial Sand Mining Description

This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in one or more of the following: (1) operating industrial grade sand pits; (2) dredging for industrial grade sand; and (3) washing, screening, or otherwise preparing industrial grade sand.


Cross References

  • Establishments primarily engaged in mining commercial (i.e., construction) grade gravel are classified in U.S. Industry 212321, Construction Sand and Gravel Mining.

Alternate Titles

  • Abrasive sand quarrying and/or beneficiating
  • Blast sand quarrying and/or beneficiating
  • Enamel sand quarrying and/or beneficiating
  • Filtration sand quarrying and/or beneficiating
  • Foundry sand quarrying and/or beneficiating
  • Glass sand quarrying and/or beneficiating
  • Grinding sand quarrying and/or beneficiating
  • Industrial sand beneficiating (e.g., screening, washing)
  • Industrial sand sandpits and dredging
  • Molding sand quarrying and/or beneficiating
  • Sand, blast, quarrying and/or beneficiating
  • Sand, industrial (e.g., engine, filtration, glass grinding, proppant), quarrying and/or beneficiating
  • Silica mining and/or beneficiating
  • Silica sand quarrying and/or beneficiating

NAICS 212322 Crosswalk

Crosswalk between the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) and Standard Industrial Classification System (SIC) --

Crosswalk between the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) and International Standard Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities Code Revision 4.0 --

  • ISIC 0810 - Quarrying of stone, sand and clay