UK SIC 2007 code in Section B: Mining and quarrying
08120 Operation of gravel and sand pits; mining of clays and kaolin
SIC 08120 is the UK code for operation of gravel and sand pits; mining of clays and kaolin. Companies House accepts it when you register a company or file a confirmation statement.
- Code
- 08120 (UK SIC 2007, Companies House list)
- Section
- Section B: Mining and quarrying
- Division
- 08 Other mining and quarrying
- SIC 2026
- 08.12 Operation of gravel and sand pits and mining of clay and kaolin (1:1)
- Closest US NAICS
- 212311, 212313, 212319, 212321 and 1 more
Activities ONS lists under 08120
The ONS index assigns these 29 activities to this code. If one describes your company, this is the code to use.
- Ball clay extraction (mine or opencast working)
- China clay (ground) production
- China clay pit
- China stone mine
- Clay extraction for brick, pipe and tile production
- Clay mining
- Clay quarrying
- Coated roadstone production
- Coated tarmacadam production
- Fireclay mine or quarry
- Flint bed, pit or quarry
- Flint grit production
- Fuller's earth pit
- Gravel and sand breaking and crushing
- Gravel pit or quarry
- Kaolin mining
- Pebble dredging
- Pipeclay pit
- Potters' clay mine or quarry
- Refractory clays mining
- Road metal production (crushed and processed)
- Roadstone (coated) production
- Sand dredging
- Sand extraction and dredging for industrial use
- Sand pit
- Sand quarry
- Shingle dredging
- Stone chippings production
- Stone dust production
Source: ONS UK SIC 2007 alphabetical index.
What changes in SIC 2026
ONS published UK SIC 2026 in 2026. Its correspondence table maps this code's class (08.12) to:
| SIC 2026 code | Heading | Link type |
|---|---|---|
| 08.12 | Operation of gravel and sand pits and mining of clay and kaolin | 1:1 |
"1:1" means the class carries over unchanged in scope; other link types mean it was split or merged. Companies House still uses SIC 2007, so keep filing with 08120 until it announces a switch.
Closest US NAICS codes
Matched through the shared international class (ISIC Rev. 4). Treat these as a starting point and read the definition before using one.
Similar codes to compare
Data last changed November 14, 2026. Source: Companies House condensed SIC list. How this page is built.