052000 Mining of lignite

This type includes:

• mining of lignite (brown coal): underground or surface mining, including mining through liquefaction methods

• washing, dehydrating, pulverising, 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, ovoids and similar solid lignite fuels, see 192000

• work performed to develop or prepare properties for lignite mining, see 431200