Swiss federal authorities

052000 Mining of lignite

NOGA 2008
- B MINING AND QUARRYING
  - 05 Mining of coal and lignite
    - 052 Mining of lignite
      - 0520 Mining of lignite
        
        052000 Mining of lignite

This type includes:

mining of lignite (brown coal): underground or surface mining, including mining through liquefaction methods
washing, dehydrating, pulverizing, compressing of lignite to improve quality or facilitate transport or storage

This type excludes:

hard coal mining (see 051000)
peat digging (see 089200)
support activities for lignite mining (see 099000)
test drilling for coal mining (see 099000)
manufacture of lignite fuel briquettes (see 192000)
work performed to develop or prepare properties for coal mining (see 431200)