NAICS 212221 · Mining
Gold Ore Mining: Business Name Ideas
48 name ideas, the official industry definition, and 178 U.S. business locations broken down by state.
What this industry covers
This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in developing the mine site, mining, and/or beneficiating (i.e., preparing) ores valued chiefly for their gold content. Establishments primarily engaged in transformation of the gold into bullion or dore bar in combination with mining activities are included in this industry.
Businesses classified here include
- Bullion, gold, produced at the mine
- Calaverite mining and/or beneficiating
- Gold lode mining and/or beneficiating
- Gold ore mine site development for own account
- Gold ore mining and/or beneficiating plants
- Gold ores, concentrates, bullion, and/or precipitates mining and/or beneficiating
- Gold placer mining and/or beneficiating
- Lode gold mining and/or beneficiating
- Placer gold mining and/or beneficiating
- Sylvanite mining and/or beneficiating
- Telluride (gold) mining and/or beneficiating
Definition and examples from the 2017 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS 212221), U.S. Census Bureau.
Name ideas for gold ore mining
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Name words that fit, with their meanings
U.S. business numbers
Locations by number of employees nationwide
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2022. Counts cover employer establishments (businesses with paid employees); self-employed owners without staff are not included. Small establishments with 1–4 employees include those that reported no paid employees in mid-March.
Top states for gold ore mining
- Nevada 47 locations
- Alaska 38 locations
- Colorado 22 locations
- California 19 locations
- Arizona 8 locations
- Idaho 8 locations
- Montana 7 locations
- Washington 6 locations
- Utah 5 locations
- Florida 3 locations