NAICS Code 21211 — Coal Mining

NAICS Industry in the official 2022 North American Industry Classification System (U.S. Census Bureau). It contains 2 direct sub-codes.

Code21211
TitleCoal Mining
LevelNAICS Industry (5-digit)
EditionNAICS 2022 edition

Official definition (2022 NAICS)

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in one or more of the following: (1) mining bituminous coal, anthracite coal, and lignite by underground mining, auger mining, strip mining, culm bank mining, and other surface mining; (2) developing coal mine sites; and (3) beneficiating (i.e., preparing) coal (e.g., cleaning, washing, screening, and sizing).

Where 21211 sits in the hierarchy

LevelCodeTitle
Sector21Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction
Subsector212Mining (except Oil and Gas)
Industry Group2121Coal Mining
NAICS Industry21211Coal Mining

Codes under 21211

CodeTitle
212114Surface Coal Mining
212115Underground Coal Mining

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Data: official 2022 NAICS structure, descriptions and Census concordances, U.S. Census Bureau — U.S. government works in the public domain (17 U.S.C. §105). Suggested reference, not an official determination.