NAICS code 212230: Copper, Nickel, Lead, and Zinc Mining
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in developing the mine site, mining, and/or beneficiating (i.e., preparing) ores valued chiefly for their copper, nickel, lead, or zinc content. Beneficiating includes the transformation of ores into concentrates. Establishments primarily engaged in recovering copper concentrates by the precipitation, leaching, or electrowinning of copper ore are included in this industry.
- SBA small-business size limit
- 1,400 staff
Is your company small for 212230?
The SBA limit is 1,400 employees average number of employees.
What 212230 covers
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- Refining copper concentrates: Industry 331410, Nonferrous Metal (except Aluminum) Smelting and Refining
- Developing the mine site, mining, and/or beneficiating iron and manganiferous ores valued for their iron content: Industry 212210, Iron Ore Mining
Activities listed under 212230
- Blende (zinc) mining and/or beneficiating
- Calamine mining and/or beneficiating
- Cerussite mining and/or beneficiating
- Chalcocite mining and/or beneficiating
- Chalcopyrite mining and/or beneficiating
- Copper beneficiating plants
- Copper ore concentrates recovery
- Copper ore mine site development for own account
- Copper ores mining and/or beneficiating
- Copper-water precipitates
- Cuprite mining and/or beneficiating
- Galena mining and/or beneficiating
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- Lead ore mine site development for own account
- Lead ore mining and/or beneficiating
- Lead-zinc ore mining and/or beneficiating
- Nickel concentrates recovery
- Nickel ore beneficiating plants
- Nickel ore mine site development for own account
- Nickel ores mining and/or beneficiating
- Smithsonite mining and/or beneficiating
- Sphalerite mining and/or beneficiating
- Willemite mining and/or beneficiating
- Zinc ore mine site development for own account
- Zinc ores mining and/or beneficiating
- Zinc-blende (sphalerite) mining and/or beneficiating
- Zincite mining and/or beneficiating
Questions
What is NAICS code 212230?
NAICS 212230 is “Copper, Nickel, Lead, and Zinc Mining”. This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in developing the mine site, mining, and/or beneficiating (i.e., preparing) ores valued chiefly for their copper, nickel, lead, or zinc content.
What businesses use NAICS code 212230?
Examples from the U.S. Census Bureau: Blende (zinc) mining and/or beneficiating; Calamine mining and/or beneficiating; Cerussite mining and/or beneficiating; Chalcocite mining and/or beneficiating; Chalcopyrite mining and/or beneficiating; and Copper beneficiating plants.
What is not included in NAICS 212230?
Businesses mainly refining copper concentrates are classified in Industry 331410, Nonferrous Metal (except Aluminum) Smelting and Refining; and developing the mine site, mining, and/or beneficiating iron and manganiferous ores valued for their iron content are classified in Industry 212210, Iron Ore Mining.
What is the SBA size standard for NAICS 212230?
1,400 employees (average over the last 24 months), including affiliates. Source: 13 CFR 121.201, effective March 17, 2023.
What is the SIC code for NAICS 212230?
SIC codes 1021 (Copper Ores), 1031 (Lead and Zinc Ores) and 1061 (Ferroalloy Ores, Except Vanadium, part), from the U.S. Census Bureau concordances (1987 SIC → 2002 NAICS, carried to 2022 NAICS).
What is the IRS business code for NAICS 212230?
212200 (Metal ore mining) on Schedule C, line B, from the IRS list of principal business codes. The IRS code covers NAICS 212210–212290.
How do I find government contracts for NAICS 212230?
Federal agencies put a NAICS code on each solicitation in SAM.gov, and some states and cities use NAICS codes too. Add 212230 to your SAM.gov registration and to your bid alerts; PublicBeam emails new bids for the codes you choose every morning.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 NAICS (public domain). PublicBeam is independent and not affiliated with the Census Bureau or any agency. Always check the NAICS code in the official notice before you bid.