08.9 – Mining and quarrying n.e.c

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 - mining of medicinal mud - extraction processes to produce lithium from brine · This class excludes: - extraction of salt, see 08.93 - roasting of iron pyrites, see 20.13 - manufacture of synthetic fertilisers and nitrogen compounds, see 20.15

This class includes: - peat digging - preparation of peat to improve quality or facilitate transport/storage · This class excludes: - service activities incidental to peat mining, see 09.90 - manufacture of peat briquettes, see 19.20 - manufacture of potting soil mixtures (e.g. of peat, natural soil, sands, clays, fertiliser minerals), see 20.15 - manufacture of articles of peat, see 23.99

This class includes: - extraction of salt from underground, including by dissolving and pumping - salt production by evaporation of sea water or other saline waters - crushing, purification and refining of salt by the producer · This class excludes: - processing of salt into food-grade salt (e.g. iodised salt), see 10.84 - potable water production by evaporation of saline water, see 36.00