Division 20.1 DefinitionsF1

In addition to the definitions set out in Article 2, the following definitions shall apply:

1. (1)

   ‘commodity’ means a material of economic interest in an earth resource.

2. (2)

   ‘mine’ means an excavation for the extraction of mineral deposits, including underground workings and open-pit workings (also called open-sky mines) for the extraction of metallic commodities, as well as open workings for the extraction of industrial minerals, (which are commonly referred to as quarries).

3. (3)

   ‘mining activity’ means the process of extracting metallic or non-metallic mineral deposits from the Earth.