NAICS Code
331410 - Nonferrous Metal (except Aluminum) Smelting and Refining

The description for the NAICS Code 331410 - Nonferrous Metal (except Aluminum) Smelting and Refining is:

This Industry Comprises Establishments Primarily Engaged In (1) Smelting Ores Into Nonferrous Metals And/or (2) The Primary Refining Of Nonferrous Metals (except Aluminum) By Electrolytic Methods or Other Processes.

• Antimony refining, primary
• Bars made in primary copper smelting and refining mills
• Beryllium refining, primary
• Bismuth refining, primary
• Blister copper manufacturing
• Cadmium refining, primary
• Chromium refining, primary
• Cobalt refining, primary
• Copper alloys made in primary copper smelting and refining mills
• Copper concentrate refining
• Copper shapes (e.g., bar, billet, ingot, plate, sheet) made in primary copper smelting and refining mills
• Copper smelting and refining, primary
• Germanium refining, primary
• Gold bullion or dore bar produced at primary metal refineries
• Gold refining, primary
• Ingot, primary, nonferrous metals (except aluminum), manufacturing
• Iridium refining, primary
• Lead smelting and refining, primary
• Magnesium refining, primary
• Nickel refining, primary
• Niobium refining, primary
• Nonferrous metal (except aluminum) shapes made in primary nonferrous metal smelting and refining mills
• Nonferrous metals (except aluminum) made in primary nonferrous metal smelting and refining mills
• Nonferrous metals (except aluminum) smelting and refining, primary
• Platinum refining, primary
• Primary refining of copper
• Primary refining of nonferrous metals (except aluminum)
• Primary smelting of copper
• Primary smelting of nonferrous metals (except aluminum)
• Refining copper, primary
• Refining nonferrous metals and alloys (except aluminum), primary
• Rhenium refining, primary
• Selenium refining, primary
• Silver bullion or dore bar produced at primary metal refineries
• Silver refining, primary
• Slab, nonferrous metals (except aluminum) primary
• Smelting of nonferrous metals (except aluminum), primary
• Tantalum refining, primary
• Tellurium refining, primary
• Tin base alloys made in primary tin smelting and refining mills
• Tin refining, primary
• Titanium refining, primary
• Uranium refining, primary
• Zinc refining, primary
• Zirconium refining, primary

The related North American Industry Classification System Code(s) for NAICS Code 331410 - Nonferrous Metal (except Aluminum) Smelting and Refining is:

• Mining and making copper and other nonferrous concentrates (including gold and silver bullion), by processes, such as solvent extraction or electrowinning--are classified in Industry Group 2122, Metal Ore Mining;
• Recovering copper or copper alloys from scrap or dross and/or alloying, rolling, drawing, and extruding purchased copper--are classified in Industry 331420, Copper Rolling, Drawing, Extruding, and Alloying;
• Rolling, drawing, and/or extruding nonferrous metal shapes (except copper and aluminum) from purchased nonferrous metals (except copper and aluminum) or by recovering nonferrous metals (except copper and aluminum) and rolling, drawing, or extruding--are classified in U.S. Industry 331491, Nonferrous Metal (except Copper and Aluminum) Rolling, Drawing, and Extruding;
• Recovering nonferrous metals (except copper and aluminum) from scrap and making primary forms and/or alloying purchased nonferrous metals (except copper and aluminum)--are classified in U.S. Industry 331492, Secondary Smelting, Refining, and Alloying of Nonferrous Metal (except Copper and Aluminum);
• Making aluminum from alumina--are classified in U.S. Industry 331313, Alumina Refining and Primary Aluminum Production;
• Operating facilities where commingled recyclable materials, such as paper, plastics, used beverage cans, and metals, are sorted into distinct categories without also smelting or refining--are classified in Industry 562920, Materials Recovery Facilities; and
• Sorting, buying, breaking up scrap metal, and reselling, without also smelting or refining--are classified in Industry 423930, Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers.