B Mining
The Mining Division includes units that mainly extract naturally occurring mineral solids, such as coal and ores; liquid minerals, such as crude petroleum; and gases, such as natural gas. The term mining is used in the broad sense to include underground or open cut mining; dredging; quarrying; well operations or evaporation pans; recovery from ore dumps or tailings as well as beneficiation activities (i.e. preparing, including crushing, screening, washing and flotation) and other preparation work customarily performed at the mine site, or as a part of mining activity. The Mining Division distinguishes two basic activities: mine operation and mining support activities. Mine operation includes units operating mines, quarries, or oil and gas wells on their own account, or for others on a contract or fee basis, as well as mining sites under development. Mining support activities include units that perform mining services on a contract or fee basis, and exploration (except geophysical surveying). Units in the Mining Division are grouped and classified according to the natural resource mined or to be mined. Industries include units that extract natural resources, and/or those that beneficiate the mineral mined. Beneficiation is the process whereby the extracted material is reduced to particles that can be separated into mineral and waste, the former suitable for further processing or direct use. The operations that take place in beneficiation are primarily mechanical, such as grinding, washing and magnetic separation, and centrifugal separation. In contrast, manufacturing operations primarily use chemical and electro-chemical processes, such as electrolysis and distillation. The products produced by units classified to the Mining Division involve the minimum amount of processing to produce a marketable product. The Mining Division excludes units mainly engaged in refining or smelting of minerals or ores (other than preliminary smelting of gold), or in the manufacture of such products of mineral origin as coke or cement. These units are classified to the Manufacturing Division.
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Subcategories of B Mining
- 06Coal Mining
**Exclusions/References:** - Units mainly engaged in - (a) extraction of horticultural peat are included in Class 0990 Other Non-Metallic Mineral Mining and Quarrying; and - (b) peat briquetting, where the peat is purchased and not mined, are included in Class 1709 Other Petroleum and Coal Product Manufacturing. **Primary Activities:** - Black coal mining - Brown coal mining - Lignite mining - Peat cutting (except horticultural)
- 07Oil and Gas Extraction
**Exclusions/References:** - Units mainly engaged in - (a) refining heavy and light component crude oil, manufacturing and/or blending materials into petroleum fuel, and manufacturing fuel from liquefied petroleum gases are included in Class 1701 Petroleum Refining and Petroleum Fuel Manufacturing; **Primary Activities:** - Liquefied natural gas production - Natural gas extraction - Oil shale mining - Petroleum gas extraction
- 08Metal Ore Mining
Subdivision (Metal Ore Mining) within the division 'Mining' under ANZSIC 2006.
- 09Non-Metallic Mineral Mining and Quarrying
**Exclusions/References:** - Units mainly engaged in - (a) cutting peat as a result of the removal of overburden from brown coal mines are included in Class 0600 Coal Mining; - (b) refining salt are included in Class 1199 Other Food Product Manufacturing n.e.c.; and - (c) gemstone cutting are included in Class 2591 Jewellery and Silverware Manufacturing. **Primary Activities:** - Abrasives mining - Alabaster mining - Alum mining - Alunite mining - Barite mining - Chrysoprase mining - Diamond mining - Diatomite mining - Felspar quarrying - Flint quarrying - Fluorspar mining - Gemstone mining - Glauconite mining - Graphite mining - Green sand mining - Gypsum mining - Horticultural peat extraction - Jade mining - Kyanite mining - Lithium mineral mining - Magnesite mining - Mica mining - Mineral pigment mining n.e.c. - Opal mining - Phosphate rock mining - Quartz quarrying n.e.c. - Salt harvesting - Silica mining (for industrial purposes) - Talc quarrying - Vermiculite mining - Zeolite mining
- 10Exploration and Other Mining Support Services
**Exclusions/References:** - Units mainly engaged in - (a) carrying out an entire mining operation are classified according to the deposit type; - (b) providing geological or geophysical surveying services on a contract or fee basis are included in Class 6922 Surveying and Mapping Services; - (c) providing ore testing, assaying or similar laboratory type services on a contract or fee basis are included in Class 6925 Scientific Testing and Analysis Services; - (d) providing services incidental to the mining industry, such as catering and transport, are coded to the appropriate industry for that activity; - (e) undertaking general exploration contracts for particular minerals or in providing related drilling services are included in Class 1012 Mineral Exploration; and - (f) undertaking mine site preparation and removal of overburden done on a contract or fee basis are included in Class 3212 Site Preparation Services. **Primary Activities:** - Cementing oil and gas well castings - Directional drilling and redrilling - Mining draining and pumping service - Oil and gas field support service n.e.c.
Frequently asked questions
- What is ANZSIC 2006 B?
- ANZSIC 2006 B is "Mining". The Mining Division includes units that mainly extract naturally occurring mineral solids, such as coal and ores; liquid minerals, such as crude petroleum; and gases, such as natural gas. The term mining is used in the broad sense to include underground or open cut mining; dredging; quarrying; well operations or evaporation pans; recovery from ore dumps or tailings as well as beneficiation activities (i.e. preparing, including crushing, screening, washing and flotation) and other preparation work customarily performed at the mine site, or as a part of mining activity. The Mining Division distinguishes two basic activities: mine operation and mining support activities. Mine operation includes units operating mines, quarries, or oil and gas wells on their own account, or for others on a contract or fee basis, as well as mining sites under development. Mining support activities include units that perform mining services on a contract or fee basis, and exploration (except geophysical surveying). Units in the Mining Division are grouped and classified according to the natural resource mined or to be mined. Industries include units that extract natural resources, and/or those that beneficiate the mineral mined. Beneficiation is the process whereby the extracted material is reduced to particles that can be separated into mineral and waste, the former suitable for further processing or direct use. The operations that take place in beneficiation are primarily mechanical, such as grinding, washing and magnetic separation, and centrifugal separation. In contrast, manufacturing operations primarily use chemical and electro-chemical processes, such as electrolysis and distillation. The products produced by units classified to the Mining Division involve the minimum amount of processing to produce a marketable product. The Mining Division excludes units mainly engaged in refining or smelting of minerals or ores (other than preliminary smelting of gold), or in the manufacture of such products of mineral origin as coke or cement. These units are classified to the Manufacturing Division.
- What does ANZSIC 2006 B include?
- B Mining contains 5 direct subcategories: 06 Coal Mining; 07 Oil and Gas Extraction; 08 Metal Ore Mining; 09 Non-Metallic Mineral Mining and Quarrying; 10 Exploration and Other Mining Support Services.
- What is the parent category of B?
- B Mining sits under B Mining in the ANZSIC 2006 hierarchy.
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