NAICS code 212115: Underground Coal Mining

NAICS 212115 is “Underground Coal Mining”. This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in one or more of the following: (1) underground mining of bituminous and anthracite coal; (2) developing bituminous and anthracite coal underground mine sites; and (3) underground mining and beneficiating (e.g., cleaning, washing, screening, and sizing) of bituminous and anthracite coal.

Examples from the U.S. Census Bureau: Bituminous coal or anthracite underground mine site development for own account; Bituminous coal or anthracite underground mining; Coal, bituminous or anthracite, underground mining; Hard coal (i.e., anthracite) underground mining; Semianthracite underground mining; and Semibituminous coal underground mining.

Businesses mainly surface mining and/or beneficiating of bituminous coal, lignite, and anthracite coal are classified in U.S. Industry 212114, Surface Coal Mining; providing support activities (except geophysical surveying and mapping, site preparation, construction, and transportation) for the mining of coal on a contract or fee basis are classified in U.S. Industry 213113, Support Activities for Coal Mining; and manufacturing coke oven products in coke oven establishments are classified in U.S. Industry 324199, All Other Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing.

1,500 employees (average over the last 24 months), including affiliates. Source: 13 CFR 121.201, effective March 17, 2023.

SIC codes 1222 (Bituminous Coal Underground Mining) and 1231 (Anthracite Mining, part), from the U.S. Census Bureau concordances (1987 SIC → 2002 NAICS, carried to 2022 NAICS).

212110 (Coal mining) on Schedule C, line B, from the IRS list of principal business codes. The IRS code covers NAICS 212114, 212115.

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