NACE Class 5.2 - Mining of lignite
From Open Risk Manual
Definition
Mining of lignite class
Description
This class 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 class excludes:
- hard coal mining, see 05.10
- peat digging, see 08.92
- support activities for lignite mining, see 09.90
- test drilling for coal mining, see 09.90
- manufacture of lignite fuel briquettes, see 19.20
- work performed to develop or prepare properties for coal mining, see 43.12
