Class · NACE Rev. 2.1
05.20 Mining of lignite
active
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
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, ovoids and similar solid lignite fuels, see 19.20
- work performed to develop or prepare properties for lignite mining, see 43.12
What changed from NACE Rev. 2
Unchanged: NACE Rev. 2 class 05.20 maps 1:1 to NACE Rev. 2.1 05.20 with the same heading.
Related codes
Reference data
| Code | 05.20 |
|---|---|
| Level | Class |
| Parent | 05.2 |
| Classification | NACE Rev. 2.1 |
| Legal basis | Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/137 |
| Source | Eurostat (ShowVoc dissemination platform) |
| Data checked | 2026-07-20 |