Definition / Belongs to this divisionThis sector includes the mining of metal ores by deep mining, opencast mining, seabed mining, etc.
also belongs to this sectorThis sector also includes:
- enrichment and preparation of ores, such as crushing, grinding, washing, drying, sintering, calcination and alkalization, grading or flotation of ores by specific gravity
It does not belong to this sectorThis sector excludes:
- roasting of iron ore pyrites, see 20.13
- manufacture of alumina, see 24.42
- operation of the blast furnace, see section 24
also belongs to this sectorThis sector also includes:
- enrichment and preparation of ores, such as crushing, grinding, washing, drying, sintering, calcination and alkalization, grading or flotation of ores by specific gravity
It does not belong to this sectorThis sector excludes:
- roasting of iron ore pyrites, see 20.13
- manufacture of alumina, see 24.42
- operation of the blast furnace, see section 24