Statistical Classification of Economic Activities NACE Rev. 2

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
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 or 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 of peat, natural soil, sands, clays, fertiliser minerals etc., 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

This class includes:
- mining and quarrying of various minerals and materials:
• abrasive materials, asbestos, siliceous fossil meals, natural graphite, steatite (talc), feldspar etc.
• natural asphalt, asphaltites and asphaltic rock, natural solid bitumen
• gemstones, quartz, mica etc.