NIC 0891—Mining of chemical and fertilizer minerals

Where 0891 sits

1. B Mining and quarrying
2. 08 Other mining and quarrying
3. 089 Mining and quarrying n.e.c.
4. 0891 Mining of chemical and fertilizer minerals

Contains 6 narrower codes

• 089101 Mining of native sulphur or pyrites and pyrrhotites valued chiefly for sulphur
• 089102 Mining of natural phosphates including apatite minerals
• 089103 Mining of earth colours (ochre including red oxide)
• 089104 Mining of fluorspar and other minerals valued chiefly as a source of chemicals
• 089105 Mining of natural barium sulphate and carbonate (barytes and witherite), natural borates, natural magnesium sulphates (kieserite)
• 089199 Mining of other chemical and fertilizer minerals n.e.c.

What 0891 includes

• For details on Industry Class 0891, refer to the industry descriptions under its subcategories

What 0891 excludes

• Extraction of salt, see 0893
• Roasting of iron pyrites, see 2011
• Manufacture of synthetic fertilisers and nitrogen compounds, see 2012

0891 in other systems