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072900 Mining of other non-ferrous metal ores


This type includes:

  • mining and preparation of ores chiefly valued for non-ferrous metal content:

  • aluminium (bauxite), copper, lead, zinc, tin, manganese, chrome, nickel, cobalt, molybdenum, tantalum, vanadium, lithium/spodumene, etc.

  • precious metals: gold, silver, platinum

This type excludes:

  • mining and preparation of uranium and thorium ores, see 072100

  • production of aluminium oxide, see 244200

  • production of mattes of copper, see 244400

  • production of mattes of nickel, see 244500

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