NAICS Code 212311 - Dimension Stone Mining and Quarrying

Industry Sector

Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction

Total Companies

3,493

Est. Employment

3,378

Description

This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in developing the mine site and/or mining or quarrying dimension stone (i.e., rough blocks and/or slabs of stone).

Snapshot

NAICS Code 212311 - Dimension Stone Mining and Quarrying is a final level code of the “Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction” Sector. There are 3,493 companies classified in this industry in the USA with an estimated employment of 3,378 people.

Industry Examples

Common types of examples within NAICS Code 212311 - Dimension Stone Mining and Quarrying are:

  • Argillite mining or quarrying
  • Basalt mining or quarrying
  • Bluestone mining or quarrying
  • Calcareous tufa mining or quarrying
  • Diabase mining or quarrying
  • Dimension stone mining or quarrying
  • Diorite mining or quarrying
  • Dolomite mining or quarrying
  • Dolomitic marble mining or quarrying
  • Flagstone mining or quarrying
  • Gabbro mining or quarrying
  • Gneiss mining or quarrying
  • Granite mining or quarrying
  • Greenstone mining or quarrying
  • Limestone mining or quarrying
  • Marble mining or quarrying
  • Mica schist mining or quarrying
  • Onyx marble mining or quarrying
  • Quartzite dimension stone mining or quarrying
  • Sandstone mining or quarrying
  • Schist, mica, mining or quarrying
  • Serpentine mining or quarrying
  • Slate mining or quarrying
  • Stone, dimension, mining or quarrying
  • Syenite (except nepheline) mining or quarrying
  • Trap rock mining or quarrying
  • Travertine mining or quarrying
  • Tufa, calcareous, mining or quarrying
  • Verde' antique mining or quarrying
  • Volcanic rock, mining or quarrying

Cross-References

For some business types, there may be a similar industry to NAICS Code 212311 - Dimension Stone Mining and Quarrying that is a better classification match. Establishments primarily engaged in dressing dimension stone and manufacturing stone products are classified in U.S. NAICS Code - 327991 - Cut Stone and Stone Product Manufacturing..