089100 Mining of chemical and fertiliser minerals


This type 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

This type also includes:

  • guano mining

This type excludes:

  • extraction of salt (see 089300)
  • roasting of iron pyrites (see 201300)
  • manufacture of synthetic fertilisers and nitrogen compounds (see 201500)

baryte; borates; carbonates of barium; colouring lands; guano, collecting; kieserite; loam; mineral for chemical industry; natural compost; natural manures; natural potassium salts; phosphates; pyrites, preparation; pyrrhotite, preparation; spar fluorine; sulphates of barium; sulphates of magnesium, kieserite; sulphur