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2008 - Browse the classification structure by subsector

For information about a specific classification unit (CU), select one from the list. This will provide details of the classification unit, including base rates for 2008 and the previous two years.

The six-digit numbers represent the CU number we assign to each classification unit.

Sector: Primary Resources
 
Subsector: Oil & Gas or Mineral Resources
CU name CU # 2008 Rate 2007 Rate
Clay, Peat, Soil, or Topsoil Digging or Processing 704001 $2.22 $2.12
Diamond Drilling, Seismic Drilling, or Shot Hole Drilling 704010 $6.17 $6.87
Geological, Geophysical, or Geochemical Field Work 704015 $2.17 $2.18
Oil and Gas or Mineral Exploration, or Prospecting 704016 $1.92 $2.18
Oil or Gas Drilling 704002 $2.06 $2.18
Oil or Gas Field Servicing (by means other than service rigs) 704003 $2.06 $2.18
Oil or Gas Well Servicing (by means of service rigs) 704004 $2.06 $2.18
Open Pit Coal Mining 704005 $2.07 $2.58
Open Pit Metal or Mineral Mining 704006 $1.92 $2.40
Placer Mining 704007 $1.95 $2.44
Quarry 704008 $2.15 $2.11
Seismic Exploration 704009 $2.06 $2.18
Stone Crushing 704011 $2.15 $2.10
Underground Mining 704013 $5.91 $6.70

For information on another sector or subsector, return to the previous screen to browse the classification structure by industry sector.