NIC 072907 - Mining of precious metal ore (gold, silver)

NIC 072907 classifies mining of precious metal ore (gold, silver) as a final six-digit resource extraction activity under Section B and Division 07. Use it when this activity is the main source of revenue.

Key Facts

072907 at a Glance

Code 072907

Official title Mining of precious metal ore (gold, silver)

Version NIC 2025

Source authority MoSPI

Section B - Mining and quarrying

Division 07 - Mining of metal ores

Group 072 - Mining of non-ferrous metal ores

Class 0729 - Mining of other non-ferrous metal ores

Level Sub-class

Depth 5/5

Children 0

Last verified 2026-04-21

In this section

072901

Mining of copper ore (chalcopyrite)

072902

Mining of aluminium ore (bauxite)

072903

Mining of lead ore (lead sulphide/ galena/ lead glance)

072904

Mining of zinc ore (calamine or smithsonite, zincite, etc)

072905

Mining of manganese ore (pyrolusite, etc)

072906

Mining of chrome ore

072907

Mining of precious metal ore (gold, silver)

072999

Mining of other non-ferrous metal ores n.e.c.

← 072906 072999 →

Official note

Class 0729 note from source layer

This class excludes: - mining and preparation of uranium and thorium ores, see 0721 - extraction of salt from sea water, brine, and other saline waters, see 0891 - production of aluminium oxide, see 2420 - production of mattes of copper or of nickel, see 2420