detailed explanation for each SIC code - Biffa
detailed explanation for each SIC code - Biffa
detailed explanation for each SIC code - Biffa
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UK Standard Industrial Classification of Economic Activities 2007 – <strong>SIC</strong>(2007)<br />
Explanatory Notes<br />
08.1 Quarrying of stone, sand and clay<br />
08.11 Quarrying of ornamental and building stone, limestone, gypsum, chalk and slate<br />
This class includes:<br />
– quarrying, rough trimming and sawing of monumental and building stone such as marble, granite, sandstone etc.<br />
– breaking and crushing of ornamental and building stone<br />
– quarrying, crushing and breaking of limestone<br />
– mining of gypsum and anhydrite<br />
– mining of chalk and uncalcined dolomite<br />
B<br />
This class excludes:<br />
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mining of chemical and fertiliser minerals, see 08.91<br />
production of calcined dolomite, see 23.52<br />
cutting, shaping and finishing of stone outside quarries, see 23.70<br />
08.12 Operation of gravel and sand pits; mining of clays and kaolin<br />
This class includes:<br />
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extraction and dredging of industrial sand, sand <strong>for</strong> construction and gravel<br />
breaking and crushing of gravel<br />
quarrying of sand<br />
mining of clays, refractory clays and kaolin<br />
This class excludes:<br />
–<br />
mining of bituminous sand, see 06.10<br />
08.9 Mining and quarrying n.e.c.<br />
08.91 Mining of chemical and fertiliser minerals<br />
This class includes:<br />
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mining of natural phosphates and natural potassium salts<br />
mining of native sulphur<br />
extraction and preparation of pyrites and pyrrhotite, except roasting<br />
mining of natural barium sulphate and carbonate (barytes and witherite), natural borates, natural magnesium sulphates<br />
(kieserite)<br />
mining of earth colours, fluorspar and other minerals valued chiefly as a source of chemicals<br />
This class also includes:<br />
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guano mining<br />
This class excludes:<br />
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extraction of salt, see 08.93<br />
roasting of iron pyrites, see 20.13<br />
manufacture of synthetic fertilisers and nitrogen compounds, see 20.15<br />
08.92 Extraction of peat<br />
This class includes:<br />
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peat digging<br />
preparation of peat to improve quality or facilitate transport or storage<br />
This class excludes:<br />
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–<br />
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service activities incidental to peat mining, see 09.90<br />
manufacturing of peat briquettes, see 19.20<br />
manufacture of potting soil mixtures of peat, natural soil, sands, clays, fertiliser minerals etc., see 20.15<br />
manufacture of articles of peat, see 23.99<br />
08.93 Extraction of salt<br />
This class includes:<br />
– extraction of salt from underground including by dissolving and pumping<br />
– salt production by evaporation of sea water or other saline waters<br />
– crushing, purification and refining of salt by the producer<br />
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