SCIAN 212232—Lead and zinc mining

Where 212232 sits

1. 21 Mining
2. 212 Mining of metallic and non-metallic minerals, except oil and gas
3. 2122 Metallic mineral mining
4. 21223 Copper, lead and zinc mining
5. 212232 Lead and zinc mining

Description

Economic units mainly engaged in the exploitation of minerals valued primarily for their lead, zinc and lead-zinc content, and beneficiation activities such as crushing, screening, grinding and flotation, aimed at obtaining concentrates.

Example activities

• calamine, benefit
• calamine, mining
• calamine, integrated exploitation with the processing activities
• chalcopyrite, beneficiation
• chalcopyrite, mining
• chalcopyrite, mining integrated with beneficiation activities
• cerussite, benefit
• cerussite, mining
• cerussite, integrated mining with beneficiation activities
• sphalerite, benefit
• sphalerite mining
• sphalerite, integrated mining with beneficiation activities
• smithsonite, benefit
• smithsonite, mining
• smithsonite, integrated mining with beneficiation activities
• galena, benefit
• galena, mining
• galena, integrated exploitation with the processing activities
• lead, benefit
• lead mining
• lead, integrated mining with processing activities
• lead, obtaining concentrates in the mine
• lead-zinc, beneficiation
• lead-zinc mining

Cross-references for 212232

• Establishments primarily engaged in smelting, refining and affining of lead and zinc (331419, Smelting and refining of other non-ferrous metals), and the recovery of lead and zinc and their aleactions (331490, Secondary rolling of other non-ferrous metals).

212232 in other systems