07 - MINING OF METAL ORES Companies in Belgium
Approximately 18 real businesses classified under 07 - Mining of metal ores in Belgium, with officer, shareholder and beneficial ownership records sourced directly from official government registries.
Approximately 18 real businesses classified under 07 - Mining of metal ores operate in Belgium. Covers companies officially classified under NACEBEL 2008 code 07 (Mining of metal ores), part of Belgium's NACEBEL 2008 classification of economic activities. This division is one of the sub-sectors making up the broader Mining and Quarrying sector. Ownership, beneficial-ownership disclosure and company-registration rules for businesses under this specific activity code follow the same general framework that applies across Mining and Quarrying in Belgium.
7 companies under this specific code are indexed on Zavia so far, part of a continually growing dataset.
Beneficial-ownership and registration rules for Mining and Quarrying companies in Belgium follow the same national framework as every other sector there.
Full Belgium beneficial ownership overviewTop 07 - Mining of metal ores Companies in Belgium
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Data Coverage
Record counts for SIC Code B in Belgium, as of the last reconciliation.
Section B is 0% of the Belgium register by entity count and its 18th largest sector — see all sectors.
Analysis
What this data actually tells you
Mining and Quarrying in Belgium has no single national regulatory framework at all — mineral-resource policy is a regional competence, split between the Flemish, Walloon and Brussels-Capital regions, each running its own legal regime. In Wallonia, mines are regulated under the Mine Decree of 7 July 1988 and quarries mainly under the Quarries Decree of 4 July 2002 (as amended in 2008), alongside a separate 1999 decree on environmental permits. In Flanders, surface mineral resources fall under the Decree on Surface Mineral Resources of 4 April 2003, as amended — a genuinely different regulatory instrument covering broadly the same activity.
For verification, that fragmentation means a Belgian mining or quarrying operator’s actual authorisation depends entirely on which region it operates in, and checking the wrong region’s register would miss it entirely. Belgium also passed a newer law in May 2024 specifically governing deep-sea mineral prospection, exploration and exploitation beyond national jurisdiction — a distinct regulatory layer relevant to any Belgian-linked marine-mining counterparty, separate from the three regional frameworks governing land-based extraction.
Belgium Mining and Quarrying, by the register
Charts render from live counts. Modules are suppressed where coverage is too thin to be meaningful.
Entities by sub-sector
SIC division level, live from official registries.
Active vs. inactive
Section B entities currently on the register as active, vs. struck off or dormant.
Company size, by disclosed headcount
By number of employees on file, Section B, Belgium.
Who uses Belgium mining and quarrying ownership data
The three checks this sector's data is most often run for.
Regional authority verification (no national mining law)
Belgium has no national mining law — mineral-resource policy is entirely a regional competence, split between the Flemish, Walloon and Brussels-Capital regions, each with its own legal framework. Confirming a Belgian mining or quarrying operator’s authorisation means checking the specific region it operates in, not a single national register.
Region-specific decree tracking
Wallonia regulates mines under its 1988 Mine Decree and quarries under its 2002 Quarries Decree (as amended), while Flanders regulates surface mineral resources under its own 2003 decree — three genuinely different regulatory regimes for what looks like one national industry.
Offshore/deep-sea mining law tracking
Belgium passed a new law in May 2024 specifically governing deep-sea mineral prospection, exploration and exploitation beyond national jurisdiction — a distinct, newer regulatory layer relevant to any Belgian counterparty active in marine mineral resources.
Sub-sectors within Mining and Quarrying
SIC divisions inside this section, each with its own Belgium company directory.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many companies are classified under 07 - Mining of metal ores in Belgium?
Approximately 18 businesses are classified under 07 - Mining of metal ores in Belgium.
What does NACEBEL 2008 code 07 cover?
07 - Mining of metal ores is the official name for this activity under Belgium's NACEBEL 2008 classification of economic activities. It is a sub-category within the broader Mining and Quarrying sector.
How is this different from the broader Mining and Quarrying category?
Mining and Quarrying is the top-level sector; NACEBEL 2008 code 07 identifies one specific activity within it, letting you narrow a search to exactly this business type rather than the whole sector.
What ownership information is available for these companies?
The same beneficial-ownership, shareholder and officer disclosure framework applies as for any other company in Belgium, regardless of its specific activity classification. See the individual company profile for the full ownership picture, or the Mining and Quarrying sector overview for the general national framework.
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