Major Group 12: Coal Mining

This major group includes establishments primarily engaged in producing bituminous coal, anthracite, and lignite. Included are mining operations and preparation plants (also known as cleaning plants and washeries), whether or not such plants are operated in conjunction with mine sites. The production of coal fuel briquettes and packaged fuel is classified in Manufacturing, Industry 2999. Establishments primarily engaged in the production of gas and hydrocarbon liquids from coal at the mine site are classified in Major Group 13.

• Industry Group 122: Bituminous Coal And Lignite Mining
  
  • 1221 Bituminous Coal And Lignite Surface Mining
    Establishments primarily engaged in producing bituminous coal or lignite at surface mines or in developing bituminous coal or lignite surface mines. This industry includes auger mining, strip mining, culm bank mining, and other surface mining, by owners or lessees or by establishments which have complete responsibility for operating bituminous coal and lignite surface mines for others on a contract or fee basis. Bituminous coal and lignite preparation plants performing such activities as cleaning, crushing, screening or sizing are included if operated in conjunction with a mine site, or if operated independently of any type of mine.
    
    • Brown coal mining
    • Cleaning plants, bituminous coal
    • Coal mining, bituminous: surface
    • Coal preparation plants, bituminous or lignite
    • Crushing plants, bituminous coal
    • Culm bank recovery, bituminous coal or lignite: except on a contract
    • Hard coal surface mining, except Pennsylvania anthracite
    • Lignite mining
    • Preparation plants, bituminous coal or lignite
    • Screening plants, bituminous coal
    • Semianthracite surface mining
    • Semibituminous coal surface mining
    • Strip mining, bituminous coal: except on a contract basis
    • Strip mining, lignite: except on a contract basis
    • Subbituminous coal surface mining
    • Washeries, bituminous coal or lignite
  • 1222 Bituminous Coal Underground Mining
    Establishments primarily engaged in producing bituminous coal in underground mines or in developing bituminous coal underground mines. This industry includes underground mining by owners or lessees or by establishments which have complete responsibility for operating bituminous coal underground mines for others on a contract or fee basis. Bituminous coal preparation plants performing such activities as cleaning, crushing, screening or sizing are included if operated in conjunction with a mine. Independent bituminous coal preparation plants are classified in Industry 1221.
    
    • Coal mining, bituminous-underground
    • Hard coal underground mining, except Pennsylvania anthracite
    • Semianthracite mining-underground
    • Semibituminous coal underground mining
    • Subbituminous coal underground mining

• Industry Group 123: Anthracite Mining
  
  • 1231 Anthracite Mining
    Establishments primarily engaged in producing anthracite or in developing anthracite mines. All establishments in the United States that are classified in this industry are located in Pennsylvania. This industry includes mining by owners or lessees or by establishments which have complete responsibility for operating anthracite mines for others on a contract or fee basis. Also included are anthracite preparation plants, whether or not operated in conjunction with a mine.
    
    • Anthracite mining
    • Breakers, anthracite
    • Coal mining, anthracite
    • Culm bank recovery, anthracite except on a contract basis
    • Dredging, anthracite
    • Preparation plants, anthracite
    • Screening plants, anthracite
    • Strip mining, anthracite: except on a contract basis
    • Washeries, anthracite

• Industry Group 124: Coal Mining Services
  
  • 1241 Coal Mining Services
    Establishments primarily engaged in performing coal mining services for others on a contract or fee basis. Establishments which have complete responsibility for operating mines for others on a contract or fee basis are classified according to the product mined, rather than as mining services.
    
    • Anthracite mining services on a contract basis
    • Auger mining services bituminous coal, anthracite, and lignite on a
    • Bituminous coal mining services on a contract basis
    • Culm bank recovery bituminous coal, anthracite, and lignite on a
    • Draining or pumping of bituminous coal, anthracite, or lignite mines
    • Drilling for bituminous coal, anthracite, and lignite on a contract basis
    • Lignite mining services on a contract basis
    • Overburden removal for bituminous coal, anthracite, and lignite on a
    • Sinking shafts for bituminous coal, anthracite, and lignite on a
    • Stripping services bituminous coal, anthracite, and lignite on a
    • Tunneling bituminous coal, anthracite and lignite on a contract basis