ISIC 0520—Mining of lignite

Where 0520 sits

1. B Mining and quarrying
2. 05 Mining of coal and lignite
3. 052 Mining of lignite
4. 0520 Mining of lignite

What 0520 includes

• Mining of lignite (brown coal): underground or surface mining, including mining through liquefaction methods
• Washing, dehydrating, pulverising, compressing of lignite to improve quality or facilitate transport or storage

What 0520 excludes

• Hard coal mining, see 0510
• Peat digging, see 0892
• Support activities for lignite mining, see 0990
• Test drilling for coal mining, see 0990
• Manufacture of lignite fuel briquettes, ovoids and similar solid hard coal fuels see 1920
• Work performed to develop or prepare properties for lignite mining, see 4312

0520 in other systems