NAF 07—Extraction of metal ores

Where 07 sits

1. B Extractive industries
2. 07 Extraction of metal ores

Contains 2 narrower codes

• 07.1 Mining of iron ores
• 07.2 Extraction of non-ferrous metal ores

What 07 includes

• This division includes the extraction of metallic minerals (ores), performed by extraction underground or open pit, by the exploitation of the seabed, etc
• This division also includes : The processing and enrichment of the ore (e.g. crushing, the crushing, washing, drying, agglomeration, the calcining or leaching ore, the transactions of gravity separation or flotation)

What 07 excludes

• The roasting of pyrite iron, see 20.13Y
• The operation of blast furnaces, see division 24
• The production of aluminium oxide, see 24.42Y

07 in other systems