MSIC 07—Mining of metal ores

Where 07 sits

1. B Mining and Quarrying
2. 07 Mining of metal ores

Contains 2 narrower codes

• 071 Mining of iron ores
• 072 Mining of non-ferrous metal ores

What 07 includes

• This division includes mining for metallic minerals (ores) , performed through underground or open-cast extraction, seabed mining etc. Also included are ore dressing and beneficiating operations, such as crushing, grinding, washing, drying, sintering, calcining or leaching ore, gravity separation or flotation operations.

What 07 excludes

• This division excludes roasting of iron pyrites (see class 2011) , the production of aluminium oxide (see class 2420) and the operation of blast furnaces (see class 2410 and 2420) .

07 in other systems