ATECO 08—Other mining and quarrying

Where 08 sits

1. B Mining and Quarrying
2. 08 Other mining and quarrying

Contains 2 narrower codes

• 08.1 Quarrying of stone, sand and clay
• 08.9 Mining and quarrying n.e.c.

What 08 includes

• This division includes extraction from a mine or quarry, but also dredging of alluvial deposits, rock crushing and the use of salt marshes. The products are used most notably in construction (for example, sands, stones), manufacture of materials (for example, clay, gypsum, calcium) and manufacture of chemicals, and so on.

What 08 excludes

• Processing (except crushing, grinding, cutting, cleaning, drying, sorting and mixing) of the minerals extracted, see section C

08 in other systems