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Standard Industrial Classification
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Part 1.   MAJOR DIVISIONS, DIVISIONS and MAJOR GROUPS
MAJOR DIVISION   [Table of Contents]
 1. Agriculture, Hunting, Forestry and fishing
 2. Mining and Quarrying
 3. Manufacturing
 4. Electricity, gas and water supply
 5. Construction
 6. Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles, motor cycles and personal and household goods; hotels  and restaurants
 7. Transport, storage and communication
 8. Financial intermediation, insurance, real estate and  business services
 9. Community, social and personal services
10. Private household exterritorial organisations,representatives of foreign governments and other activities not adequately defined
Division Major group Title of category
2                       MAJOR DIVISION 2 :  MINING AND QUARRYING
21 210 Mining of coal and lignite
22 221 Extraction of crude petroleum and natural gas; service activities incidental to oil and gas extraction, excluding surveying
23 230 Mining of gold and uranium ore
24 Mining of metal ores, except gold and uranium
241 Mining of iron ore
242 Mining of non-ferrous metal ores, except gold and uranium
25 Other mining and quarrying
251 Stone quarrying, clay and sand-pits
252 Mining of diamonds (including alluvial diamonds)
253 Mining and quarrying n.e.c.
29 290 Services activities incidental to mining of minerals
 
MAJOR DIVISION 2 :   MINING AND QUARRYING  
 
Part 2.    THE DETAILED CLASSIFICATION     (FULL 5-DIGIT CODE)
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The italic headings indicate a logical grouping normally on a level between that of the Division and the Major group and which does not have a code but corresponds to "Division" in the ISIC. In cases where these groupings correspond with major groups, the major group heading is also in italics.                                          For Full  DESCRIPTIONS, Click on underlined codes below
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Title of category

Division

Major Group

Group

Subgroup
MINING AND QUARRYING 2      
MINING OF COAL AND LIGNITE 21 210 2100 21000
EXTRACTION OF CRUDE PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS; SERVICE ACTIVITIES INCIDENTAL TO OIL AND GAS EXTRACTION, EXCLUDING SURVEYING 22 221    
Extraction of crude petroleum and natural gas     2211 22110
Service activities incidental to oil and gas extraction, excluding surveying     2212 22120
MINING OF GOLD AND URANIUM ORE 23 230 2300 23000
MINING OF METAL ORES, EXCEPT GOLD AND URANIUM 24      
MINING OF METAL ORES (241 AND 242)        
MINING OF IRON ORE   241 2410 24100
MINING OF NON-FERROUS METAL ORES, EXCEPT GOLD AND URANIUM   242    
Chrome     2421 24210
Copper     2420 24220
Manganese     2423 24230
Platinum group metals     2424 24240
Other metal ore mining, except gold and uranium     2429 24290
OTHER MINING AND QUARRYING 25      
OTHER MINING AND QUARRYING (251, 252 AND 253)        
STONE QUARRYING, CLAY AND SANDPITS   251    
Dimension stone (granite, marble, slate, and wonderstone)     2511 25110
Limestone and limeworks     2512 25120
Other stone quarrying, including stone crushing and clay and sandpits     2519 25190
MINING OF DIAMONDS (INCLUDING ALLUVIAL DIAMONDS)   252 2520 25200
MINING AND QUARRYING N.E.C.   253    
Mining of chemical and fertilizer minerals     2531  
Phosphates       25311
Other chemical and fertilizer mineral mining       25319
Extraction and evaporation of salt     2532 25320
Other mining and quarrying n.e.c.     2539  
Mining of precious and semi-precious stones, except diamonds       25391
Asbestos       25392
Other minerals and materials n.e.c.       25399
SERVICE ACTIVITIES INCIDENTAL TO MINING OF MINERALS 29 290 2900 29000
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Extract from the fifth edition of the Standard Industrial Classification of all Economic Activities (SIC)

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