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212322 Industrial Sand Mining

Overview

This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in one or more of the following: (1) operating industrial grade sand pits; (2) dredging for industrial grade sand; and (3) washing, screening, or otherwise preparing industrial grade sand.

Cross-References

  • Mining commercial (i.e., construction) grade gravel--are classified in U.S. Industry 212321, Construction Sand and Gravel Mining; and
  • Construction projects involving water resources (e.g., dredging and land drainage)--are classified in Industry 237990, Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction.

Index Entries

Abrasive sand quarrying and/or beneficiating
Blast sand quarrying and/or beneficiating
Enamel sand quarrying and/or beneficiating
Filtration sand quarrying and/or beneficiating
Foundry sand quarrying and/or beneficiating
Glass sand quarrying and/or beneficiating
Grinding sand quarrying and/or beneficiating
Industrial sand beneficiating (e.g., screening, washing)
Industrial sand sandpits and dredging
Molding sand quarrying and/or beneficiating
Sand, blast, quarrying and/or beneficiating
Sand, industrial (e.g., engine, filtration, glass grinding, proppant), quarrying and/or beneficiating
Silica mining and/or beneficiating
Silica sand quarrying and/or beneficiating