ISIC B—Mining and quarrying

Where B sits

1. B Mining and quarrying

Contains 5 narrower codes

• 05 Mining of coal and lignite
• 06 Extraction of crude petroleum and natural gas
• 07 Mining of metal ores
• 08 Other mining and quarrying
• 09 Mining support service activities

What B includes

• Mining and quarrying include the extraction of minerals occurring naturally as solids (coal and ores), liquids (petroleum) or gases (natural gas), from mines, seabed, and the extraction of salt from sea water, brine, and other saline waters. Extraction can be achieved by different methods such as underground or surface mining, well operation, seabed mining etc.this section includes supplementary activities aimed at preparing the crude materials for marketing, for example, crushing, grinding, cleaning, drying, sorting, beneficiation and concentration of ores and liquefaction of natural gas.mining activities are classified into divisions, groups and classes on the basis of the principal mineral produced. Divisions 05, 06 are concerned with mining and quarrying of fossil fuels (coal, lignite, petroleum, gas); divisions 07, 08 concern metal ores, various minerals and quarry products. Some of the technical operations of this section, particularly related to the extraction of hydrocarbons, may also be carried out for third parties by specialised units as an industrial service which is reflected in division 09.

What B excludes

• Further processing of the extracted materials, see section C (manufacturing)
• Usage of the extracted materials without a further transformation for construction purposes, see section F (construction)
• Bottling of natural spring and mineral waters at springs and wells, see 1105
• Remediation of mine sites, see 3900
• Overburden removal and contouring of land at mine sites, see 4312

B in other systems