WZ 07—Mining of metal ores

Where 07 sits

1. B Mining and Quarrying
2. 07 Mining of metal ores

Contains 2 narrower codes

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

What 07 includes

• This division includes mining for metallic minerals (ores) in underground or open-pit mining, seabed mining etc.
• Activities of the preparation and enrichment of ores (e.g., crushing, Grinding, Washing, Drying, sintering, calcining or leaching ore, gravity separation or Flotation)

What 07 excludes

• Roasting of iron ore (pyrite), see 20.13.0
• Operation of blast furnaces, see Division 24
• Production of aluminium oxide, see 24.42.0

07 in other systems