NAICS 212390: Other Nonmetallic Mineral Mining and Quarrying

Other Nonmetallic Mineral Mining and Quarrying is NAICS code 212390. A business is small under it with 600 employees or fewer. No federal contracts are open under this code right now.

SBA size standard
600 employees or fewer
Open contracts now
0
Federal spending, FY2025
$1.6 million
Share won by small businesses
93%

What NAICS 212390 covers

The Census Bureau's NAICS index lists these kinds of work under 212390:

  • Abrasive stones (e.g., emery, grindstones, hones, pumice) mining and/or beneficiating
  • Abrasives, natural (except sand), mining and/or beneficiating
  • Agate mining and/or beneficiating
  • Alabaster mining and/or beneficiating
  • Alum, natural, mining and/or beneficiating
  • Alunite mining and/or beneficiating
  • Amblygonite mining and/or beneficiating
  • Amethyst mining and/or beneficiating
  • Apatite mining and/or beneficiating
  • Arsenic mineral mining and/or beneficiating
  • Asbestos mining and/or beneficiating
  • Ash, volcanic, mining and/or beneficiating
  • Asphalt rock mining and/or beneficiating
  • Asphalt, native, mining and/or beneficiating

The index lists 149 entries for this code in all.

Read the full definition, including what's excluded, on census.gov.

SBA size standard for 212390

To count as a small business for a contract assigned NAICS 212390, your business must have 600 employees or fewer. Employees are averaged over the last 24 months.

From SBA's table of size standards, effective Mar 17, 2023. Confirm it with SBA's size standards tool before you certify your size.

Who buys other nonmetallic mineral mining and quarrying

Agencies that awarded the most under NAICS 212390 over the last three fiscal years, per USAspending.gov:

AgencyObligated
Department of the Army$3.4 million
Defense Logistics Agency$2.2 million
Bureau of Indian Affairs and Bureau of Indian Education$346,724
Department of the Air Force$51,096
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service$41,462
Bureau of Land Management$41,022

Federal spending under 212390 by year

Fiscal yearContract obligations
FY2024$850,460
FY2025$1.6 million
FY2026$3.6 million
FY2027 (so far)$0

Source: USAspending.gov, all contract awards with this NAICS code. Fiscal years start October 1.

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Frequently asked questions

What is NAICS code 212390?

212390 is the 2022 NAICS code for Other Nonmetallic Mineral Mining and Quarrying. The Census Bureau's index lists work such as abrasive stones (e.g., emery, grindstones, hones, pumice) mining and/or beneficiating, abrasives, natural (except sand), mining and/or beneficiating, agate mining and/or beneficiating under it. Federal contracting uses the 2022 codes.

What is the SBA size standard for NAICS 212390?

600 employees or fewer. A business at or under that is small for contracts assigned this code. The current SBA table took effect Mar 17, 2023.

Are there government contracts for other nonmetallic mineral mining and quarrying?

None are open on SAM.gov right now, but new notices post daily. You can set up a free alert for this code.

How do I add NAICS code 212390 to my SAM.gov registration?

Update your entity registration on SAM.gov and add the code on the Goods and Services page, in the Assertions section. You can list several NAICS codes and mark one as your primary. Changes are free.

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