# NAICS 212114: Surface Coal Mining

The SBA size standard for NAICS 212114 is 1,250 employees (13 CFR 121.201).

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Code | 212114 |
| Title | Surface Coal Mining |
| Level | 6 |
| Parent | 21211 |
| Size standard | 1,250 employees |
| Footnote | - |

## Description

This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in one or more of the following: (1) surface mining of bituminous coal, lignite, and anthracite coal; (2) developing bituminous coal, lignite, and anthracite coal surface mine sites; (3) surface mining and beneficiating (e.g., cleaning, washing, screening, and sizing) of bituminous coal, lignite, and anthracite coal; or (4) beneficiating (e.g., cleaning, washing, screening, and sizing), but not mining, bituminous coal, lignite, and anthracite coal.

## Sources

- Census NAICS: https://www.census.gov/naics/
- SBA size standards: https://www.sba.gov/document/support-table-size-standards

## API and MCP

- REST: GET https://samgovapi.io/api/v1/naics/212114/size-standard?revenue_usd=...
- MCP tools: naics_lookup, size_standard_check

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