SCIAN 2122—Metallic mineral mining

Where 2122 sits

1. 21 Mining
2. 212 Mining of metallic and non-metallic minerals, except oil and gas
3. 2122 Metallic mineral mining

Contains 4 narrower codes

• 21221 Iron mining
• 21222 Gold and silver mining
• 21223 Copper, lead and zinc mining
• 21229 Mining of other metallic minerals

Description

Economic units mainly engaged in the exploitation of metallic minerals, such as iron, gold, silver, copper, lead, zinc and other metallic minerals, and beneficiation activities, such as crushing, screening, grinding, magnetic concentration, flotation and leaching, aimed at obtaining concentrates and precipitates.

What 2122 includes

• Establishments primarily engaged in the exploitation of copper by means of solvent extraction and electrolytic deposition.

Cross-references for 2122

• Establishments primarily engaged in the exploitation of pyrite and pyrrhotite (2123, Mining of non-metallic minerals); to the enrichment of radioactive minerals (3251, Manufacture of basic chemicals); to the production of pig iron or ferroalloys (3311, Basic iron and steel industry), and to the smelting, refining, and recovery of metals (3311, Basic iron and steel industry; 3314, Non-ferrous metal industries, except aluminum, and 3315, Casting of metal parts).

2122 in other systems