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2009 - 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 2009 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 # 2009 Rate 2008 Rate
Clay, Peat, Soil, or Topsoil Digging or Processing 704001 $2.33 $2.22
Diamond Drilling, Seismic Drilling, or Shot Hole Drilling 704010 $6.49 $6.17
Geological, Geophysical, or Geochemical Field Work 704015 $2.56 $2.17
Oil and Gas or Mineral Exploration, or Prospecting 704016 $2.34 $1.92
Oil or Gas Drilling 704002 $2.43 $2.06
Oil or Gas Field Servicing (by means other than service rigs) 704003 $2.43 $2.06
Oil or Gas Well Servicing (by means of service rigs) 704004 $2.43 $2.06
Open Pit Coal Mining 704005 $1.66 $2.07
Open Pit Metal or Mineral Mining 704006 $1.54 $1.92
Placer Mining 704007 $1.56 $1.95
Quarry 704008 $2.30 $2.15
Seismic Exploration 704009 $2.43 $2.06
Stone Crushing 704011 $2.30 $2.15
Underground Mining 704013 $6.32 $5.91

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