NIC 09—Mining support service activities

Where 09 sits

1. B Mining and quarrying
2. 09 Mining support service activities

Contains 2 narrower codes

• 091 Support activities for petroleum and natural gas extraction
• 099 Support activities for other mining and quarrying

What 09 includes

• This division includes specialised support services incidental to mining provided on a fee or contract basis. It includes exploration services through traditional prospecting methods such as taking core samples and making geological observations as well as drilling, test-drilling or redrilling for oil wells, metallic and non-metallic minerals. Other typical services cover building oil and gas well foundations, cementing oil and gas well casings, cleaning, bailing and swabbing oil and gas wells, draining and pumping mines, etc.

09 in other systems