Other mining and quarrying (SIC division 08)
Division 08 of the UK SIC 2007 list. It holds 1 code, listed in full below with the number of active UK companies filed under each.
What sits in division 08
The catch-all end of extraction. One code clears any useful size, 08990, other mining and quarrying not elsewhere classified, and the named codes beneath it (stone quarrying, gravel and sand pits, clay) each sit in the hundreds. That shape is itself informative: a lot of UK quarrying operates through small companies that describe themselves loosely rather than picking the specific code that fits.
Plant and heavy machinery dealers sell into this division, along with the finance and insurance behind that plant. Haulage operators, aggregate buyers and environmental consultants all have a reason to know who is active. Because the specific codes are small, the practical approach is to take the whole division rather than one code, then narrow by geography: quarrying is fixed to where the material is, so a regional filter is unusually meaningful here.
How to read a division 08 code
A UK SIC code is five digits and division 08 is the first two of them. Everything filed under 08 shares those digits: the one code below begin 08, then the third digit narrows to a group, the fourth to a class and the fifth to the subclass a company actually picks. Division 08 sits inside section B, mining and quarrying, which is the broadest tier of the classification. So a code is read left to right, from an industry down to a specific activity.
More on how division 08 codes are built
Companies choose their own codes at incorporation and can change them on any confirmation statement, and Companies House does not check the answer. A company may list up to four. That is worth knowing before you treat any division total as a headcount: the numbers here are what companies said about themselves, on the August 2026 register, and the largest single code in this division is 08990, other mining and quarrying n.e.c..
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Division 08 questions
Why does 08990 have more companies than the specific quarrying codes?
Because it is the catch-all for the division and companies reach for it when nothing else looks exact. That is common across SIC: the n.e.c. codes absorb everything that does not obviously belong elsewhere. It means a list built only on the named codes will miss most of the sector, so take the division rather than one code.
Do mining and quarrying companies need a permit recorded at Companies House?
No. Planning permission, environmental permits and mineral rights are handled by local authorities and the environment agencies, and none of it appears on the public record. Companies House holds the company, its officers and its filings. Use the public record to find who exists and is active, then check permissions separately.
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