Compliance Assistance

Metal Ore Mining

The metal mining sector includes facilities engaged primarily in exploring for metallic minerals, developing mines, and ore mining. The sector is now classified under the 2007 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) as 2122.

Nonmetallic Mineral Mining and Quarrying Sector

The nonmetallic mineral mining and quarrying sector includes mining and quarrying of nonmetallic minerals, except fuels; and establishments engaged primarily in mining or quarrying, developing mines, or exploring for non-fuel, nonmetallic minerals. The sector is now classified under the 2007 NAICS as 2123.

Stone, Clay, Glass and Concrete Sector

The stone, clay, glass, and concrete products sector generates a broad array of products, primarily through physical modification of mined materials and includes establishments engaged in the manufacturing of flat glass and other glass products, cement, structural clay products, pottery, concrete and gypsum products, cut stone, abrasive and asbestos products, and other products. The sector is now classified under the 2007 NAICS as 327.

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Additional Compliance Assistance Resources

Regulations that apply to these industries may have changed since the document publication dates; additional research on rule changes may be necessary.

• State-Specific Regulatory Information
• Mineral Processing Wastes
• Mining and Mineral Processing Compliance Assistance Resources for the Gold and Copper Industries (PDF) (19 pp, 697KB)

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