NACE 05.20—Mining of lignite

Where 05.20 sits

1. B Mining and quarrying
2. 05 Mining of coal and lignite
3. 05.2 Mining of lignite
4. 05.20 Mining of lignite

What 05.20 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 05.20 excludes

• Hard coal mining, see 05.10
• Peat digging, see 08.92
• Support activities for lignite mining, see 09.90
• Test drilling for coal mining, see 09.90
• Manufacture of lignite fuel briquettes, ovoids and similar solid lignite fuels, see 19.20
• Work performed to develop or prepare properties for lignite mining, see 43.12

05.20 in other systems