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B - MINING AND QUARRYING

CAEN Code 0891: Mining of chemical and fertiliser minerals

This class includes:

  • mining of natural phosphates and natural potassium salts
  • Native sulfur mining
  • extraction and preparation of pyrites and pyrrhotite, except roasting
  • mining of natural barium sulphate and carbonate (barytes and witherite), natural borates, natural magnesium sulphates (kieserite)
  • Mining of earth colors, fluorspar, and other minerals that are valued mainly as a source of chemicals

This class also includes:

  • guano mining

This class excludes:

  • Salt extraction, see CAEN 0893
  • roasting of iron pyrites, see CAEN 2013
  • Manufacture of Synthetic Fertilizers and Nitrogen Compounds, See CAEN 2015