PKD 07—Metal ore mining

Where 07 sits

1. B Mining and Quarrying
2. 07 Metal ore mining

Contains 2 narrower codes

• 07.1 Iron ore mining
• 07.2 Mining of non-ferrous metal ores

What 07 includes

• This division includes: - mining, for example, underground, open-pit, or seabed mining of metal ores and native metals, - preparation and beneficiation of ores, for example, by: • crushing, grinding, and washing, • concentration by magnetic separation or separation based on the difference in specific gravity of fractions, • flotation, screening, sorting, drying, calcining, and roasting.

What 07 excludes

• Roasting of iron pyrites, classified in 20.13.Z,
• Operation of blast furnaces, classified in division 24,
• Production of alumina, classified in 24.42.B.

07 in other systems