377 active UK companies are classified under mining of other non-ferrous metal ores (SIC code 07290), a specialised sector. This sector falls under Section B — Mining and quarrying — of the UK Standard Industrial Classification. The sector has a relatively low 0.5% dissolution rate — 377 of 426 registrations remain active. The sector is experiencing rapid growth, with 166.4% of active businesses incorporated since 2020 — indicating strong recent demand. 93% of companies were formed after 2010, marking this as a sector with predominantly recent entrants. The average company age in this sector is 9.1 years. The sector is heavily concentrated in London, which accounts for 53% of all companies. The sector's longest-standing company was incorporated in 1917.
Source: Companies House register via UVAGATRON, June 2026
A rapidly growing sector with 166.4% of active companies formed since 2020.
The mining of other non-ferrous metal ores sector has a <Link href="/glossary/company-dissolution">0.5% dissolution rate</Link>. The average active company in this sector is 9.1 years old. Geographic concentration: 53% in LONDON.
There are 377 active companies classified under SIC code 07290 (Mining of other non-ferrous metal ores) in the UK, out of 426 total registered.
SIC code 07290 stands for "Mining of other non-ferrous metal ores". It belongs to Section B — Mining and quarrying of the UK Standard Industrial Classification.
The largest concentrations are in LONDON (198), BIRMINGHAM (6).
The average active mining of other non-ferrous metal ores company in the UK is 9.1 years old, with the oldest registration dating back to 1917.
Our database contains 2,519 data signals across 9 categories for active mining of other non-ferrous metal ores companies. The largest category is Governance with 1,271 signals from 3 government sources.
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