Surface Coal Mining

📘 Source: U.S. Census Bureau — 2022 NAICS Manual

This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in one or more of the following: (1) surface mining of bituminous coal, lignite, and anthracite coal; (2) developing bituminous coal, lignite, and anthracite coal surface mine sites; (3) surface mining and beneficiating (e.g., cleaning, washing, screening, and sizing) of bituminous coal, lignite, and anthracite coal; or (4) beneficiating (e.g., cleaning, washing, screening, and sizing), but not mining, bituminous coal, lignite, and anthracite coal.

NAICS code 212114 — Surface Coal Mining — is used in SAM.gov to identify businesses whose primary activity falls within this classification. When you add this code to your SAM.gov entity registration, contracting officers searching for vendors in the Coal Mining space will be able to find your business.

If this code represents your primary business activity, designate it as your primary NAICS code. Your primary NAICS code determines your size standard for any contract solicited under this code. With a size standard of 1,250 employees, your business must be at or below this threshold to qualify as a small business for set-aside contracts under NAICS 212114.

What is NAICS code 212114?

NAICS code 212114 is 'Surface Coal Mining', classified under the Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction sector (NAICS 21). This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in one or more of the following: (1) surface mining of bituminous coal, lignite, and anthracite coal; (2) developing bituminous coal, lign

What is the SBA small business size standard for NAICS code 212114?

The SBA defines a small business under NAICS code 212114 (Surface Coal Mining) as one with 1,250 employees. This size standard determines eligibility for small business set-aside contracts, 8(a), HUBZone, WOSB, and SDVOSB programs in SAM.gov.

How do I register NAICS code 212114 in SAM.gov?

To register NAICS code 212114 in SAM.gov: (1) Log in at sam.gov, (2) Navigate to your Entity Registration, (3) Go to the Assertions section, (4) Add 212114 (Surface Coal Mining) to your NAICS code list. You may designate one code as your Primary NAICS code.