SSIC 08900—Other mining and quarrying

Where 08900 sits

1. B Mining and quarrying
2. 08 Mining and quarrying
3. 089 Other mining and quarrying
4. 0890 Other Mining and Quarrying
5. 08900 Other mining and quarrying

What 08900 includes

• This sub-class includes mining and/or quarrying of other minerals, except for stone, sand and clay.
• Mining of: - metal ores - thorium ores - non-ferrous metal ores (e.g., aluminium (bauxite), copper, lead, zinc, tin, manganese) - coal - lignite - chemicals - fertiliser minerals
• Extraction of peat uranium and/or salt
• Mining and quarrying of various minerals and/or materials such as abrasive materials, asbestos and/or siliceous fossils meals

What 08900 excludes

• Quarrying of stone, sand and clay, see 0810
• Extraction of crude petroleum and natural gas, see 09001
• Service activities incidental to oil and gas extraction excluding surveying and engineering design and consultancy services supporting offshore exploration activities, see 09002
• Manufacture of peat briquettes, see 19209
• Roasting of iron pyrites, see 20119
• Manufacture of potting soil mixtures, of e.g., of peat, natural soil, sands, clays, fertiliser minerals, see 20120
• Manufacture of articles of peat, see 23999
• Production of aluminium oxide, see 24209
• Mattes of copper, see 24209
• Geophysical surveying services, on a contract or fee basis, see 71119

08900 in other systems