NAF 07.21Y—Extraction of ores of uranium and thorium

Where 07.21Y sits

1. B Extractive industries
2. 07 Extraction of metal ores
3. 07.2 Extraction of non-ferrous metal ores
4. 07.21 Extraction of ores of uranium and thorium
5. 07.21Y Extraction of ores of uranium and thorium

What 07.21Y includes

• Extraction of minerals containing uranium or thorium (e.g. pitchblende)
• The concentration of such ores
• Production of uranium concentrate (yellow cake")

What 07.21Y excludes

• The enrichment of ores of uranium and thorium, see 20.13Y
• The production of uranium metal from pitchblende or other ores, see 24.46Y
• The smelting and refining of uranium, see 24.46Y

07.21Y in other systems