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Mining Industry
NAICS 21 Scope of This Guide
The Mining sector comprises establishments extracting naturally occurring mineral solids, such as coal and ores. Mining broadly includes: quarrying, well operations, beneficiating, and other. The Mining sector distinguishes between two basic activities: mine operations and mining support activities. Mine operations include establishments operating mines, quarries, or oil and gas wells on their own account or for others on a contract or fee basis. Mining support activities include establishments performing exploration and/or other mining services on a contract or fee basis (except mine site preparation and construction of oil/gas pipelines). Mining sector establishments are grouped and classified according to the natural resource mined or to be mined. Industries include establishments developing mine sites, extracting natural resources, and/or those beneficiating (i.e., preparing) the mineral mined. A mine manufacturing a small amount of finished products will be classified in Sector 21, Mining. Mines whose primary output is a more finished manufactured product will be classified in Sector 31-33, Manufacturing. (2002 NAICS Definitions, U.S. Census Bureau)

Industry Definitions

Code NAICS Sector ( WHAT is NAICS? )
211
212
 Oil and Gas Extraction
Mining (Except oil and gas)

Databases for Industry Research

Standard & Poor's NetAdvantage

  1. - Industry surveys
  2. - Bond ratings
  3. - Company profiles and corporation records
  4. - Stock, bond and fund research
Plunkett Research Online (Industry Information)
  1. - Industry sector analysis and research
  2. - Industry trends and statistics
  3. - Market research and trends
  4. - Company profiles
Reuters Research On-Demand
  1. - Real-time full-text investment research
  2. - Reports cover companies and industries
  3. - Over 750 contributing firms
ValueLine
  1. - Aggregate data and analysis on industries
  2. - Reports, articles, and company highlights

ABI/Inform (via ProQuest)

  1. - Indexes over 1000 business periodicals
  2. - Trade journals, business magazines, academic journals and other news sources
  3. - Most articles full text

IBISWorld

  1. - Over 700 full-text industry reports
  2. - Over 700 US industry risk rating reports
  3. - Information on over 8000 Publicly Traded Companies
  4. - Hundreds of economic and demographic profiles

For additional database choices, see:

  1. Database Descriptions
  2. Database Comparison Chart

Industry Data

U.S.Data

Cost Data Resource Center / Western Mine Engineering

  • Mining cost models
  • Power costs
  • Mining equipment
  • Wages & benefits
  • Mine development costs

Energy Information Administration / U.S. Energy Statistics

  • Statistical agency of the U.S. Department of Energy
  • Policy-independent data
  • Forecasts
  • Market analyses

Manufacturing, Mining, and Construction Statistics / U.S. Census Bureau

  • Mining Reports
  • Industry series
  • Geographic area series
  • Material summaries

Mine Safety and Health Research / National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health

  • Occupational safety and health
  • Hazards
  • Diseases and disorders
  • Accidents and emergencies

Mining Series Reports / 2002 Economic Census

  • Oil and gas extraction
  • Mining
  • Supportive activities

Mining Statistics / National Mining Association

  • Coal producers survey and facts
  • Mineral statistics
  • Gold and silver statistics
  • Mining equipment and employment

Office of Surface Mining / Bureau of the U.S. Department of the Interior

  • Forms and regulations
  • Grants and fee collection
  • Acid drainage
  • Mountaintop mining
  • Coal facts

U.S. Geological Survey

World Data

The Global Mineral Resource Assessment Project
(USGS)

  • Global supply and utilization of raw materials
  • International competing land uses
  • Global shortages
  • Worldwide improvement of living standards

International Council on Mining
(ICM)

  • Economic progress
  • Social responsibility
  • Environmental protection

International Trade Statistics Yearbook
United Nations
Business Library, Reference: HF91.U47301

  • Import/export values and quantities by country for commodities (v. 1)
  • Import/export values by commodity for countries (v. 2)
  • Commodities are reported by SITC instead of than NAICS

 

Mining- A Survey of Global Reporting Trends
(KPMG)  

  • Including non-traditional mining bases
  • Emerging mining centers
  • Financial report discrepancies

MiningLife
(MiningLife Media)

  • Commodities: metal, mineral, previous stones, and fuel
  • Company directory
  • Mining properties
  • Miner’s toolbox

Mining-Technology
(SPG Media)

  • Industry projects
  • Company index
  • Industry news releases
  • Products and services

SELECTED Companies

Coal Mining

Diamond & Other Precious Stone Mining

Industrial Metals & Minerals

Resources for Identifying Companies in the Industry

Hoover’s Online

Lexis/Nexis Corporate Affiliations
Business Library, Reference: HG4057.A219

Mergent Online

Ward’s Business Directory of U.S. Private and Public Companies
Business Library, Reference: HG4057.A56


Library Collections

Selected Reference Titles

For additional materials, contact the Schreyer Business Library.

Almanac of Business and Industrial Financial Ratios*
Business Library, Reference: HF5681.R25T68

Dictionary of Mining, Mineral, and Related Terms
Earth and Mineral Sciences Library, Reference, 105 Deike Building: TN9.D564 1997

Encyclopedia of Global Industries
Business Library, Reference: HC102.E333

Global Mining Directory
Earth and Mineral Sciences Library, Reference, 105 Deike Building: TN13.M7 2002

Handbook of North American industry : NAFTA and the Economies of Its Member Nations
Business Library: HF1746.H36 2nd.ed. 1999

The Industrial Minerals Handybook : A Guide to Markets, Specifications, & Prices
Earth and Mineral Sciences Library, Reference, 105 Deike Building: TN799.5.H34 2002

Industry Norms and Key Business Ratios*
Business Library, Reference: HF5681.R2515

Infrastructure Industries USA : Industry Analyses, Statistics, and Leading Companies
Business Library, Reference: HD2771.I54 1st.ed.

RMA Annual Statement Studies*
Business Library, Reference: HF5667.R701

Rock Blasting Terms and Symbols: A Dictionary of Symbols and Terminology in Rock Blasting and Related Areas Like Drilling, Mining, and Rock Mechanics
Earth and Mineral Sciences Library, 105 Deike Building: TN279.R54 1998

SME Mining Reference Handbook
Earth and Mineral Sciences Library, Reference, 105 Deike Building: TN151.S64 2002

* Resources marked with an asterik (*) report industry norms for common financial ratios, often used to compare on company’s performance against the industry.

Call # Ranges

Industries:
HD9506-9624 Mineral industries. Metal trade

Finance:
HG258-312 Precious metals. Bullion

Technology:
TN1-997 Mining engineering. Metallurgy
TN263-271 Mineral deposits. Metallic ore deposits. Prospecting
TN275-325 Practical mining operations. Safety measures
TN331-347 Mine transportation, haulage and hoisting. Mining machinery
TN400-580 Ore deposits and mining of particular metals
TN600-799 Metallurgy
TN799.5-948 Nonmetallic minerals
TN950-997 Building and ornamental stones


Trade Associations

American Coal Council

American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers

Geological Society of America

Minerals, Metals, and Materials Society

Mining and Metallurgical Society of America

National Mining Association

Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration

United Mine Workers of America

United Steel Workers of America

Career Information

Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum

Career Guide to Industries (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
Business Library, Reference: HF5382.5.U5 C3162

MiningUSA

Occupational Outlook Handbook (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
Business Library, Reference: HD8051.A623

Vault Online Career Library (Currently, Vault Guides are facing problems opening in Adobe Reader 8.x. Please see here for using FREE Adobe Digital Editions to access these guides)

  1. - Vault provides full-text career and industry guides
  2. - Includes company profiles, occupation descriptions, and career-related articles

Career Guide to Industries  (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
Business Library, Reference: HF5382.5.U5 C3162

Occupational Outlook Handbook  (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
CAT record for print copies
Business Library, Reference: HD8051.A623

Career Resources Page

 

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