SCIAN 21223—Copper, lead and zinc mining

Where 21223 sits

1. 21 Mining
2. 212 Mining of metallic and non-metallic minerals, except oil and gas
3. 2122 Metallic mineral mining
4. 21223 Copper, lead and zinc mining

Contains 2 narrower codes

• 212231 Copper mining
• 212232 Lead and zinc mining

Description

Economic units mainly engaged in the exploitation of minerals valued primarily for their copper, lead and zinc content, and beneficiation activities such as crushing, screening, grinding, flotation and leaching, aimed at obtaining concentrates and precipitates.

What 21223 includes

• Establishments primarily engaged in the exploitation of copper by means of solvent extraction and electrolytic deposition.

Cross-references for 21223

• Establishments primarily engaged in the exploitation and processing of molybdenum (21229, Mining of other metallic minerals); to the smelting, refining and refining of blister copper, electrolytic copper, lead and zinc (33141, Smelting and refining of copper, precious metals and other non-ferrous metals); to the recovery of copper and its aleactions (33142, Secondary copper rolling), and the recovery of lead and zinc and their aleactions (33149, Secondary rolling of other non-ferrous metals).

21223 in other systems