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Class ⛏ B Mining and Quarrying

08.92 — Extraction of Peat

08.92
Class
Extraction of peat
SDMX: B0892
Class Level
4 Depth
0 Children
3 Siblings
📋 Official Classification Notes

✓ Includes

This class includes: - peat digging - preparation of peat to improve quality or facilitate transport/storage

✗ Excludes

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

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09.90
Support activities for other mining and quarrying
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 19.20
Manufacture of refined petroleum products and fossil fuel products
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 20.15
Manufacture of fertilisers and nitrogen compounds
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 23.99
Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products n.e.c.
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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 (Extraction of peat).

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