CLANAE 07—Extraction of metallic minerals

Where 07 sits

1. B Mining and quarrying
2. 07 Extraction of metallic minerals

Contains 2 narrower codes

• 07.1 Iron ore extraction
• 07.2 Extraction of non-ferrous metallic minerals

What 07 includes

• The term metallic minerals refers to the metallic compounds associated with natural substances extracted from mines. It also refers to metals in their native state mixed with gangue, for example, metalliferous sands.
• Generally, the ores associated with metallic minerals, resulting from their extraction, are not suitable for direct use and sale, requiring concentration to reach the first marketable form. The extraction of metallic minerals and metals in their native state is carried out in underground or open-pit mines.
• The first marketable form is called concentrate, which refers to minerals that have undergone specific treatments to partially or completely remove extraneous or commercially worthless substances (gangue or waste rock), thus improving the mineral product and facilitating its sale and subsequent applications, such as metallurgical or other processes.

07 in other systems