Mining of brown coal (lignite)

This class includes: - underground or open-pit mining of brown coal (lignite), including liquefaction - washing, dewatering, crushing, pressing, etc. of brown coal (lignite) and other operations related to the upgrading of the quality of the brown coal or its transport and storage. Excludes: - mining of hard coal, see 05.10 - extraction of peat, see 08.92 - support activities incidental to brown coal mining, see 09.90 - test drilling for brown coal mining, see 09.90 - manufacture of brown coal fuel briquettes, see 19.20 - activities for the development of the brown coal industry, see 43.12