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.
| Average Jobs Employed | 16 | |
| Average Loan Given | $196,143 | |
| Number of Loans Given | 27 | |
| Total Amount Loaned | $5,295,854 |
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in developing the mine site, mining, and/or beneficiating (i.e., preparing) ores valued chiefly for their gold content. Establishments primarily engaged in transformation of the gold into bullion or dore bar in combination with mining activities are included in this industry.
| Average Jobs Employed | 9 | |
| Average Loan Given | $281,158 | |
| Number of Loans Given | 69 | |
| Total Amount Loaned | $19,399,897 |
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in developing the mine site, mining, and/or beneficiating (i.e., preparing) ores valued chiefly for their silver content. Establishments primarily engaged in transformation of the silver into bullion or dore bar in combination with mining activities are included in this industry.
| Average Jobs Employed | 6 | |
| Average Loan Given | $689,673 | |
| Number of Loans Given | 9 | |
| Total Amount Loaned | $6,207,053 |
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in developing the mine site, mining, and/or beneficiating (i.e., preparing) ores valued chiefly for their copper, nickel, lead, or zinc content. Beneficiating includes the transformation of ores into concentrates. Establishments primarily engaged in recovering copper concentrates by the precipitation, leaching, or electrowinning of copper ore are included in this industry.
| Average Jobs Employed | 8 | |
| Average Loan Given | $140,389 | |
| Number of Loans Given | 18 | |
| Total Amount Loaned | $2,527,006 |
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in developing the mine site, mining, and/or beneficiating (i.e., preparing) uranium-radium-vanadium ores.
| Average Jobs Employed | 6 | |
| Average Loan Given | $66,228 | |
| Number of Loans Given | 7 | |
| Total Amount Loaned | $463,598 |
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in developing the mine site, mining, and/or beneficiating (i.e., preparing) metal ores (except iron and manganiferous ores valued for their iron content, gold ore, silver ore, copper, nickel, lead, zinc, and uranium-radium-vanadium ore).
Illustrative Examples:
Antimony ores mining and/or beneficiating
Rare earth metal ores mining and/or beneficiating
Columbite ores mining and/or beneficiating
Tantalum ores mining and/or beneficiating
Ilmenite ores mining and/or beneficiating
Tungsten ores mining and/or beneficiating
Molybdenum ores mining and/or beneficiating
| Average Jobs Employed | 8 | |
| Average Loan Given | $116,783 | |
| Number of Loans Given | 89 | |
| Total Amount Loaned | $10,393,653 |