TSIC 07—Metal ore mining

Where 07 sits

1. B Mineral and quarrying.
2. 07 Metal ore mining

Contains 3 narrower codes

• 071 Iron ore mining
• 072 Mining of non-ferrous metal ores (excluding precious metals)
• 073 Mining of precious metal ores

What 07 includes

• Mining of various types of metal ores, whether underground, open-pit, or offshore, etc., including mineral processing and quality improvement such as crushing, grinding, washing, drying, calcination, calcination by the calcination method or ore dissolution, and ore separation based on differences in specific gravity or flotation.

What 07 excludes

• The smelting of pyrite is classified under activity 20113.
• The production of aluminum oxide is classified under activity 24202.
• The smelting of iron and non-ferrous metals in blowtorches is classified under classes 2410 and 2420, respectively.

07 in other systems