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08.91
Class
Mining of chemical and fertiliser minerals
SDMX: B0891
Class Level
4 Depth
0 Children
3 Siblings
📋 Official Classification Notes

✓ Includes

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

+ Also Includes

This class also includes: - guano mining - mining of medicinal mud - extraction processes to produce lithium from brine

✗ Excludes

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

Who is this code for?

Verified: SEMANTIC_SECTION_MATRIX

Mining engineers

SOC 2020:2123
Common titles: Mine manager, Petroleum engineer
Common titles: Quarry hand, Stone cutter
Common titles: Driller, Rig hand

Evidence: Representative SOC 2020 occupations for SIC Section B (Mining of chemical and fertiliser minerals).

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