Class 0891 - Mining of chemical and fertilizer minerals

Hierarchy of Class 0891

• Section BMining and quarrying
• Division 08Other mining and quarrying
• Group 089Mining and quarrying n.e.c.
• Class 0891Mining of chemical and fertilizer minerals

List of terms related whith SIC Code 0891

• chemical
• except
• extraction
• minerals
• mining
• natural
• preparation

What activities does the Class 0891 contain?

This class includes:

~ mining of natural phosphates and natural potassium salts

~ mining of native sulphur

~ extraction and preparation of pyrites and pyrrhotite, except roasting

~ mining of natural barium sulphate and carbonate (barytes and witherite), natural borates, natural magnesium sulphates (kieserite)

~ mining of earth colours, fluorspar and other minerals valued chiefly as a source of chemicals

This class also includes:

~ guano mining

What activities does not the Class 0891 contain?

This class excludes:

~ extraction of salt, see 0893

~ roasting of iron pyrites, see 2011

~ manufacture of synthetic fertilizers and nitrogen compounds, see 2012