Class 0510 - Mining of hard coal

PSIC Class 0510 covers Mining of hard coal. Current child subclasses include Mining of Hard Coal. This four-digit layer is useful when comparing neighboring activities before landing on the five-digit subclass most...

Level Class

Hierarchy depth 4/5

Children 1

Last verified 2026-10-21

Key facts

Code summary

Code 0510

Official title Mining of hard coal

Version PSIC 2019

Source layer PSA / BSP

Parent 051 - Mining of hard coal

Section B - Mining and Quarrying

Next step

Child codes

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05100

Mining of Hard Coal

About this level

Practical summary

Class 0510 sits in the PSIC 2019 hierarchy under B Mining and Quarrying > 05 Mining of Coal and Lignite > 051 Mining of hard coal. This class usually fans out into more specific subclasses such as Mining of Hard Coal. It is the level people use when they already know the activity family but still need the exact five-digit match.

Official note

Source-backed description

This class includes: Mining of hard coal: underground or surface mining, including mining through liquefaction methods Cleaning, sizing, grading, pulverizing, compressing etc. of coal to classify, improve quality or facilitate transport This class also includes recovery of hard coal from culm banks. This class excludes: Lignite mining, see 0520; Peat digging and agglomeration of peat, see 0892; Test drilling for coal mining, see 0990; Support activities for hard coal mining, see 0990; Coke ovens producing solid fuels, see 1910; Manufacture of hard coal briquettes, see 1920; Work performed to develop or prepare properties for coal mining, see 4312