Class 0893 - Extraction of salt

PSIC Class 0893 covers Extraction of salt. Current child subclasses include Extraction of Salt. 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 0893

Official title Extraction of salt

Version PSIC 2019

Source layer PSA / BSP

Parent 089 - Mining and quarrying, n.e.c.

Section B - Mining and Quarrying

Next step

Child codes

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08930

Extraction of Salt

Nearby codes

0891

Mining of chemical and fertilizer minerals

0892

Extraction of peat

0899

Other mining and quarrying, n.e.c.

About this level

Practical summary

Class 0893 sits in the PSIC 2019 hierarchy under B Mining and Quarrying > 08 Other Mining and Quarrying > 089 Mining and quarrying, n.e.c.. This class usually fans out into more specific subclasses such as Extraction of Salt. 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: Extraction of salt from underground including by dissolving and pumping Salt production by evaporation of sea water or other saline waters Crushing, purification and refining of salt by the producer This class excludes: Processing of salt into food-grade salt, e.g. iodized salt, see 1079; Potable water production by evaporation of saline water, see 3600.