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Class ⛏ B Mining and Quarrying

07.21 — Mining of Uranium and Thorium Ores

07.21
Class
Mining of uranium and thorium ores
SDMX: B0721
Class Level
4 Depth
0 Children
1 Siblings
📋 Official Classification Notes

✓ Includes

This class includes: - mining of ores chiefly valued for uranium and thorium content: pitchblende, etc. - concentration of such ores - manufacture of yellowcake

✗ Excludes

This class excludes: - enrichment of uranium and thorium ores, see 20.13 - production of uranium metal from pitchblende or other ores, see 24.46 - smelting and refining of uranium, see 24.46

Frequently Confused With

20.13
Manufacture of other inorganic basic chemicals
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 24.46
Processing of nuclear fuel
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 24.46
Processing of nuclear fuel
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Who is this code for?

Verified: SEMANTIC_SECTION_MATRIX

Mining engineers

SOC 2020:2123
Common titles: Mine manager, Petroleum engineer
SOC 2020 Official Source ISCO-08: 2146

Quarry workers and pipe layers

SOC 2020:8123
Common titles: Quarry hand, Stone cutter
SOC 2020 Official Source ISCO-08: 9311

Energy plant operatives

SOC 2020:8122
Common titles: Driller, Rig hand
SOC 2020 Official Source ISCO-08: 8113

Related Occupations

Civil engineers

Evidence: Representative SOC 2020 occupations for SIC Section B (Mining of uranium and thorium ores).

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Data source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) — UK SIC 2026
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