Industry: 1011—Iron Ores
Establishments primarily engaged in mining, beneficiating, or otherwise preparing iron ores and manganiferous ores valued chiefly for their iron content. This industry includes production of sinter and other agglomerates except those associated with blast furnace operations. Blast furnaces primarily engaged in producing pig iron from iron ore are classified in Manufacturing, Industry 3312.
| Brown ore mining | Limonite mining |
| Hematite mining | Magnetite mining |
| Iron agglomerate and pellet production | Manganiferous ore mining, valued chiefly for iron content |
| Iron ore dressing (beneficiation) plants | Siderite mining |
| Iron ore mining | Sintering of iron ore at the mine |
| Iron ore, blocked: mining | Taconite mining |
| Codes |
Titles | Total Marketable US Businesses |
| 10110000 | Iron ores | 36 |
| 10110100 | Iron ore mining | 36 |
| 10110101 | Open pit iron ore mining, nec | 5 |
| 10110102 | Open pit taconite mining | 3 |
| 10110103 | Underground iron ore mining | 1 |
| 10110200 | Iron ore preparation | 2 |
| 10110201 | Iron ore beneficiating | 4 |
| 10110202 | Iron ore pelletizing | 3 |
| 10110203 | Iron ore sintering at the mine | 1 |
