Copper, Nickel, Lead, and Zinc Mining

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

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in developing the mine site, mining, and/or beneficiating (i.e., preparing) ores valued chiefly for their copper, nickel, lead, or zinc content. Beneficiating includes the transformation of ores into concentrates. Establishments primarily engaged in recovering copper concentrates by the precipitation, leaching, or electrowinning of copper ore are included in this industry.

NAICS code 212230 — Copper, Nickel, Lead, and Zinc 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 Metal Ore 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 1,400 employees, your business must be at or below this threshold to qualify as a small business for set-aside contracts under NAICS 212230.

What is NAICS code 212230?

NAICS code 212230 is 'Copper, Nickel, Lead, and Zinc Mining', classified under the Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction sector (NAICS 21). This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in developing the mine site, mining, and/or beneficiating (i.e., preparing) ores valued chiefly for their copper, nickel, lead, or zinc content

What is the SBA small business size standard for NAICS code 212230?

The SBA defines a small business under NAICS code 212230 (Copper, Nickel, Lead, and Zinc Mining) as one with 1,400 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 212230 in SAM.gov?

To register NAICS code 212230 in SAM.gov: (1) Log in at sam.gov, (2) Navigate to your Entity Registration, (3) Go to the Assertions section, (4) Add 212230 (Copper, Nickel, Lead, and Zinc Mining) to your NAICS code list. You may designate one code as your Primary NAICS code.