Employment
N/A
Total employees (Census CBP)
Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction ·NAICS 21223
NAICS 21223 · IRS SOI (C corp) · Census CBP 2023
Copper, Nickel, Lead, and Zinc Mining - Industry Benchmarks
61 establishments and N/A workers reported for NAICS 21223.
- 3.5%
- Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction sector margin
- N/A
- Workers employed
- N/A
- Avg payroll / employee
Data updated August 2026
The verdict · NAICS 21223
Arizona leads Copper, Nickel, Lead, and Zinc Mining activity nationally. IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at this NAICS level, but the broader Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction sector runs a 3.5% net margin.
- 3.5%
- Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction sector margin (IRS SOI)
- N/A
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- N/A
- Avg payroll / employee
Use Copper, Nickel, Lead, and Zinc Mining's NAICS benchmark as a comparison point, not a forecast for one business.
Copper, Nickel, Lead, and Zinc Mining is reported here with financial measures from IRS Statistics of Income and workforce measures from Census County Business Patterns. The page keeps those source systems distinct, shows unavailable fields rather than estimating them, and links the underlying industry context so readers can compare the same NAICS activity before interpreting a margin or payroll figure.
Source: IRS SOI (C corporation headline) and Census County Business Patterns 2023
Benchmarking Insights for Copper, Nickel, Lead, and Zinc Mining
Copper, Nickel, Lead, and Zinc Mining sits inside Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction, a sector that runs a 3.5% net margin overall.
61 establishments employ N/A workers..
No recorded SBA 7(a)/504 lending for Copper, Nickel, Lead, and Zinc Mining in the FY2020-26 dataset.
Avg Payroll / Employee
N/A
Annual compensation
Establishments
61
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
establishment count increased by 2. This comparison uses two published national Census County Business Patterns releases; suppressed fields are omitted rather than estimated.
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Sub-Industries
| Industry | Profit Margin |
|---|---|
| Copper, Nickel, Lead, and Zinc Mining NAICS 212230 | N/A |
Frequently Asked Questions
How profitable is Copper, Nickel, Lead, and Zinc Mining?
IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at the NAICS 21223 level. Arizona leads this industry nationally. The broader Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction sector runs a 3.5% net margin (IRS SOI 2013 C corp).
How many businesses are in Copper, Nickel, Lead, and Zinc Mining?
61 business establishments.
What is the average payroll per employee in Copper, Nickel, Lead, and Zinc Mining?
Average payroll data for Copper, Nickel, Lead, and Zinc Mining is not available in the current Census CBP dataset.
Which states have the most Copper, Nickel, Lead, and Zinc Mining employment?
State-level employment data for Copper, Nickel, Lead, and Zinc Mining is not available in the current dataset.
Benchmarking Copper, Nickel, Lead, and Zinc Mining
- No margin data, check the parent industry. Browse Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction
- 61 establishments, N/A workers. Payroll benchmarks
- No SBA lending on record for Copper, Nickel, Lead, and Zinc Mining. See the rankings
Disclaimer: Public IRS/Census data, not financial or tax advice. See our full disclaimer.
Sources: IRS Statistics of Income (SOI) Business Tax Statistics · Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023
NAICS 21223 · CBP 2023 · IRS SOI
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, which released its 2023 County Business Patterns dataset in June 2025, PlainBizBench benchmarks 2,002 U.S. industries against Internal Revenue Service Statistics of Income data. See our methodology for the full compilation process.
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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns / SUSB Industry employment scale, payroll, and firm-size benchmarks · 2023
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