U.S. Census Bureau

2007 NAICS Definitions


212391 Potash, Soda, and Borate Mineral Mining

This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in developing the mine site, mining and/or milling, or otherwise beneficiating (i.e., preparing) natural potassium, sodium, or boron compounds. Drylake brine operations are included in this industry, as well as establishments engaged in producing the specified minerals from underground and open pit mines.

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NAICS		 Corresponding Index Entries
212391212391212391 Alum, natural, mining and/or beneficiating
212391212391212391 Borate, natural, mining and/or beneficiating
212391212391212391 Borax, crude, ground or pulverized, mining and/or beneficiating
212391212391212391 Boron compounds prepared at beneficiating plants
212391212391212391 Boron mineral mining and/or beneficiating
212391212391212391 Colemanite mining and/or beneficiating
212391212391212391 Glauber's salt mining and/or beneficiating
212391212391212391 Kernite mining and/or beneficiating
212391212391212391 Muriate of potash, mining
212391212391212391 Potash mining and/or beneficiating
212391212391212391 Potassium bromide, natural, mining and/or beneficiating
212391212391212391 Potassium chloride mining and/or beneficiating
212391212391212391 Potassium compounds prepared at beneficiating plants
212391212391212391 Potassium compounds, natural, mining and/or beneficiating
212391212391212391 Potassium salts, natural, mining and/or beneficiating
212391212391212391 Probertite mining and/or quarrying
212391212391212391 Salines (except common salt) mining and/or beneficiating
212391212391212391 Soda ash mining and/or beneficiating
212391212391212391 Soda ash, natural, mining and/or beneficiating
212391212391212391 Sodium borates, natural, mining and/or beneficiating
212391212391212391 Sodium carbonates, natural, mining and/or beneficiating
212391212391212391 Sodium compounds prepared at beneficiating plants
212391212391212391 Sodium compounds, natural (except common salt), mining and/or beneficiating
212391212391212391 Sodium sulfate, natural, mining and/or beneficiating
212391212391212391 Sulfate, sodium, mining and/or beneficiating
212391212391212391 Trona mining and/or beneficiating
212391212391212391 Ulexite mining and/or beneficiating