350 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 14.4% dissolution rate — 350 of 450 registrations remain active. The sector is experiencing rapid growth, with 192.9% of active businesses incorporated since 2020 — indicating strong recent demand. 105% of companies were formed after 2010, marking this as a sector with predominantly recent entrants. The average company age in this sector is 9.5 years. The sector is heavily concentrated in London, which accounts for 57% of all companies. The sector's longest-standing company was incorporated in 1917.
Source: Companies House register via UVAGATRON, October 2026
A rapidly growing sector with 192.9% of active companies formed since 2020.
The mining of other non-ferrous metal ores sector has a <Link href="/glossary/company-dissolution">14.4% dissolution rate</Link>. The average active company in this sector is 9.5 years old. Geographic concentration: 57% in LONDON.
There are 350 active companies classified under SIC code 07290 (Mining of other non-ferrous metal ores) in the UK, out of 450 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 9.5 years old, with the oldest registration dating back to 1917.
Our database contains 3,252 data signals across 10 categories for active mining of other non-ferrous metal ores companies. The largest category is Governance with 1,569 signals from 4 government sources.
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