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07 - MINING OF METAL ORES Companies in France

Approximately 855 real businesses classified under 07 - Mining of metal ores in France, with officer, shareholder and beneficial ownership records sourced directly from official government registries.

NAF Rev.2 07
Sector Overview — France

Approximately 855 real businesses classified under 07 - Mining of metal ores operate in France. Covers companies officially classified under NAF Rev.2 code 07 (Mining of metal ores), part of France's NAF Rev.2 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 France.

18 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 France follow the same national framework as every other sector there.

Full France beneficial ownership overview

Top 07 - Mining of metal ores Companies in France

Live from the register. Every row opens the full record — officers, shareholders and resolved group structure.

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Company NameReg NumberCountryStatus

Data Coverage

Record counts for SIC Code B in France, as of the last reconciliation.

11,221
Total Companies
4,858
Currently Active
43%

Section B is 0% of the France register by entity count and its 19th largest sector — see all sectors.

Analysis

What this data actually tells you

Mining and Quarrying is a small, tightly regulated sector on the French register, and its regulation runs on a separate track from company law. The state owns the mineral subsoil outright, and the right to prospect or extract is granted as a mining title — a concession or an exclusive quarry permit — issued by ministerial decree after a public inquiry and a favourable opinion from the mining council. That title, not a land deed or a shareholding, is what actually authorises extraction, and it attaches to a named holder rather than to whoever owns the operating company at any given moment.

That separation matters for verification. A company can change hands, be acquired, or restructure its shareholding without the underlying mining or quarry title following automatically — transfer of a title requires its own administrative approval. For due diligence on an extraction operator, the company register answers who owns the entity; the mining-title record, held separately by the state, answers who is actually authorised to dig.

France 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

05 Mining of coal and lignite
99
06 Extraction of crude petroleum and natural gas
400
07 Mining of metal ores
855
08 Other mining and quarrying
9,417
09 Mining support service activities
458

SIC division level, live from official registries.

Active vs. inactive

43% active

Section B entities currently on the register as active, vs. struck off or dormant.

Company size, by disclosed headcount

0
2,567
1-9
4,472
10-49
2,220
50+
1,876

By number of employees on file, Section B, France. 86 entities with no disclosed headcount are not counted in any band.

Who uses France mining and quarrying ownership data

The three checks this sector's data is most often run for.

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Mining and quarry title-holder verification

France’s subsoil belongs to the state, and extraction rights are granted as a named mining concession or an exclusive quarry permit by ministerial decree — a separate authorisation from the operating company’s own registration. Verifying who actually controls an extraction site means checking the title-holder of record, not just the company register.

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Aggregate and mineral supply-chain sourcing

Construction and industrial buyers sourcing aggregate or mineral inputs need to confirm a quarry operator holds a current, transferable permit — an exclusive quarry permit runs for a fixed term and doesn’t automatically follow a change in the operating company’s ownership.

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Site-restoration and closure liability

Exploitation permits carry fixed terms — a mining concession up to five years, renewable — tied to a named holder and a public-inquiry-approved restoration plan. A takeover of the operating company doesn’t by itself transfer that obligation without a fresh administrative approval.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many companies are classified under 07 - Mining of metal ores in France?

Approximately 855 businesses are classified under 07 - Mining of metal ores in France.

What does NAF Rev.2 code 07 cover?

07 - Mining of metal ores is the official name for this activity under France's NAF Rev.2 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; NAF Rev.2 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 France, 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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