# Commission Regulation (EU) No 1089/2010 of 23 November 2010 implementing Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards interoperability of spatial data sets and services, Division 20.1: Definitions

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

In addition to the definitions set out in Article 2, the following definitions shall apply:
(1)‘commodity’ means a material of economic interest in an earth resource.
(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)‘mining activity’ means the process of extracting metallic or non-metallic mineral deposits from the Earth.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2010/1089/annex/IV/division/20/division/20.1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2010-1089/annex-IV/division-20/division-20.1
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