Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction ·NAICS 21223

NAICS 21223 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP

Copper, Nickel, Lead, and Zinc Mining - Industry Benchmarks

61 establishments and N/A workers reported for NAICS 21223.

17.6%
Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction sector margin
N/A
Workers employed
N/A
Avg payroll / employee

Data updated July 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 17.6% net margin.

17.6%
Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction sector margin (IRS SOI)
N/A
Workers employed (Census CBP)
N/A
Avg payroll / employee

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 17.6% 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.

Employment

N/A

Total employees (Census CBP)

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.

Financial Detail

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 17.6% net margin (IRS SOI 2023).
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

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Sources: IRS Statistics of Income (SOI) Business Tax Statistics · Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023

NAICS 21223 · Data year: 2023

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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