05.2 – Mining of lignite

This class includes: - mining of lignite (brown coal): underground or surface mining, including mining through liquefaction methods - washing, dehydrating, pulverising, compressing of lignite to improve quality or facilitate transport or storage · This class excludes: - hard coal mining, see 05.10 - peat digging, see 08.92 - support activities for lignite mining, see 09.90 - test drilling for coal mining, see 09.90 - manufacture of lignite fuel briquettes, ovoids and similar solid lignite fuels, see 19.20 - work performed to develop or prepare properties for lignite mining, see 43.12