NAICS Code 212391: Potash, Soda, and Borate Mineral Mining
National industry
SBA small business size standard: 750 employees
Definition
This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in developing the mine site, mining and/or milling, or otherwise beneficiating (i.e., preparing) natural potassium, sodium, or boron compounds. Drylake brine operations are included in this industry, as well as establishments engaged in producing the specified minerals from underground and open pit mines.
Code facts
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21
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212
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2123
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2123
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212
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21
NAICS codes and definitions come from the U.S. Census Bureau, size standards from the SBA and contract spending from SAM.gov/FPDS.
Business activities under NAICS 212391
- Alum, natural, mining and/or beneficiating
- Borate, natural, mining and/or beneficiating
- Borax, crude, ground or pulverized, mining and/or beneficiating
- Boron compounds prepared at beneficiating plants
- Boron mineral mining and/or beneficiating
- Colemanite mining and/or beneficiating
- Glauber's salt mining and/or beneficiating
- Kernite mining and/or beneficiating
- Muriate of potash, mining
- Potash mining and/or beneficiating
- Potassium bromide, natural, mining and/or beneficiating
- Potassium chloride mining and/or beneficiating
- Potassium compounds prepared at beneficiating plants
- Potassium compounds, natural, mining and/or beneficiating
- Potassium salts, natural, mining and/or beneficiating
- Probertite mining and/or quarrying
- Salines (except common salt) mining and/or beneficiating
- Soda ash mining and/or beneficiating
- Soda ash, natural, mining and/or beneficiating
- Sodium borates, natural, mining and/or beneficiating
- Sodium carbonates, natural, mining and/or beneficiating
- Sodium compounds prepared at beneficiating plants
- Sodium compounds, natural (except common salt), mining and/or beneficiating
- Sodium sulfate, natural, mining and/or beneficiating
- Sulfate, sodium, mining and/or beneficiating
- Trona mining and/or beneficiating
- Ulexite mining and/or beneficiating
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Contract obligations by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Obligated |
|---|---|
| FY2027 To date | $0 |
| FY2026 | $0 |
| FY2025 | $0 |
| FY2024 | $0 |
| FY2023 | $18,662 |
Contract opportunities
| Notice | Posted | Due |
|---|---|---|
| Borazon Cubic Boron Nitrade |
Size standard history
Federal Register rules that named this code
From the NAICS codes each rule's amendments to 13 CFR 121.201 name. Rules that print their size standard tables as images aren't listed.
Quick answers
What is NAICS 212391?
NAICS 212391 is Potash, Soda, and Borate Mineral Mining, a national industry in NAICS 21, Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction.
What is the NAICS code for trona mining and/or beneficiating?
The NAICS code for trona mining and/
What is the NAICS code for potash mining and/or beneficiating?
The NAICS code for potash mining and/
What is the NAICS code for probertite mining and/or quarrying?
The NAICS code for probertite mining and/
When did the size standard for NAICS 212391 last change?
The most recent Federal Register rule on record that names NAICS 212391 in the SBA's size standards is "Small Business Size Standards: Industries With Employee Based Size Standards Not Part of Manufacturing, Wholesale Trade, or Retail Trade" (81 FR 4436), published Jan 26, 2016 and effective Feb 26, 2016.
How much do federal agencies spend under NAICS 212391?
Federal contracts under NAICS 212391 obligated $18,662 in fiscal years 2023 through 2027.
What is the latest contract opportunity under NAICS 212391?
The latest contract opportunity under NAICS 212391 is Borazon Cubic Boron Nitrade, award notice from AFLCMC Tinker AFB, posted March 2, 2010.
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