NAICS 212210 · Mining

Iron Ore Mining: Business Name Ideas

48 name ideas, the official industry definition, and 26 U.S. business locations broken down by state.

What this industry covers

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in (1) developing mine sites, mining, and/or beneficiating (i.e., preparing) iron ores and manganiferous ores valued chiefly for their iron content and/or (2) producing sinter iron ore (except iron ore produced in iron and steel mills) and other iron ore agglomerates.

Businesses classified here include

  • Agglomerates, iron ore, beneficiating
  • Briquets, iron, mining and/or beneficiating
  • Brown ore mining and/or beneficiating
  • Hematite mining and/or beneficiating
  • Iron ore (e.g., hematite, magnetite, siderite, taconite) mining and/or beneficiating
  • Iron ore agglomerates mining and/or beneficiating
  • Iron ore beneficiating plants (e.g., agglomeration, sintering)
  • Iron ore mine site development for own account
  • Iron ore, blocked, mining and/or beneficiating
  • Limonite mining and/or beneficiating
  • Manganiferous ores valued for iron content, mining and/or beneficiating
  • Siderite mining and/or beneficiating
  • Sintered iron ore produced at the mine
  • Taconite concentrates or agglomerates beneficiating
  • Taconite ores mining and/or beneficiating

Definition and examples from the 2017 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS 212210), U.S. Census Bureau.

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U.S. business numbers

26Business locations (establishments)
4,836Paid employees (mid-March)
$528,811,000Annual payroll
$109,349Average pay per employee
186.0Average employees per location

Locations by number of employees nationwide

1-49
10-193
20-493
100-2493
500-9993

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 iron ore mining

  1. Minnesota 9 locations
  2. Michigan 3 locations
  3. Texas 3 locations

All 3 states

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