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B - MINING AND QUARRYING

CAEN Code 0891: Mining of chemical and fertilizer minerals

This class includes:

  • mining of natural phosphates and natural potassium salts
  • mining of native sulphur
  • extraction and preparation of pyrites and pyrrhotite, except roasting
  • mining of natural barium sulfate and carbonate (barytes and witherite), natural borates, natural magnesium sulfates (kieserite)
  • mining of earth colours, fluorspar and other minerals valued chiefly as a source of chemicals

This class also includes:

  • guano mining

This class excludes:

  • extraction of salt, see CAEN 0893
  • roasting of iron pyrites, see CAEN 2013
  • manufacture of synthetic fertilisers and nitrogen compounds, see CAEN 2015