KBLI 0891—Mining of Mineral, Chemicals, and Fertilizer Materials

Where 0891 sits

1. B Mining and Excavation
2. 08 Mining and Other Excavations
3. 089 Mining and Other Excavation n.e.c.
4. 0891 Mining of Mineral, Chemicals, and Fertilizer Materials

Contains 6 narrower codes

• 08911 Sulfur Mining
• 08912 Phosphate Mining
• 08913 Nitrate Mining
• 08914 Iodine Mining
• 08915 Potash (Potassium Carbonate) Mining
• 08919 Mining of Mineral, Chemicals, and Other Fertilizer Materials

What 0891 includes

• Mining of natural phosphates and natural potassium salts;
• Natural sulfur mining;
• Extraction of pyrite and pyrrhotite, except roasting;
• Mining of natural barium sulfate and carbonate (barite and witherite), natural borate, and natural magnesium sulfate (kiserite);
• Mining of natural pigments/earth colors, fluorspar, and other minerals primarily as chemicals.
• Guano mining (fertilizer made from bird or bat droppings);
• Mining clay for medicine.

What 0891 excludes

• Salt extraction, see class 0893;
• Roasting of iron pyrite, see class 2011;
• Manufacture of artificial fertilizers and nitrogen components/compounds, see class 2012.

0891 in other systems