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08 - OTHER MINING AND QUARRYING Companies in Netherlands

Approximately 649 real businesses classified under 08 - Other mining and quarrying in Netherlands, with officer, shareholder and beneficial ownership records sourced directly from official government registries.

SBI 2008 08
Sector Overview — Netherlands

Approximately 649 real businesses classified under 08 - Other mining and quarrying operate in Netherlands. Covers companies officially classified under SBI 2008 code 08 (Other mining and quarrying), part of Netherlands' SBI 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 Netherlands.

Beneficial-ownership and registration rules for Mining and Quarrying companies in Netherlands follow the same national framework as every other sector there.

Full Netherlands beneficial ownership overview

Top 08 - Other mining and quarrying Companies in Netherlands

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Data Coverage

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

3,244
Total Companies
1,479
Currently Active
46%

Section B is 0% of the Netherlands register by entity count and its 18th largest sector — see all sectors.

Analysis

What this data actually tells you

Mining and Quarrying in the Netherlands runs on a two-stage permit system set out in the Mijnbouwwet (Mining Act), its implementing Mijnbouwbesluit, and the Mijnbouwregeling. An exploration permit grants the economic right to search for minerals or geothermal energy; a separate extraction permit is needed to actually exploit them, and a company can hold one without the other. By default, minerals in the deep subsurface belong to the state — the exception is older concessions that have been converted into extraction permits, where ownership of the mineral itself stays with the concession holder rather than transferring to the state.

Since the Omgevingswet (Environment and Planning Act) took effect on 1 January 2024, permitting for mining installations — including offshore ones on the Dutch Continental Shelf — runs through that unified environmental-permitting framework. Eni Energy Netherlands, for instance, filed four permit applications in March 2025 to modify offshore installations roughly 70km off Den Helder, a real, publicly-filed example of the process. For verification, a Dutch mining or quarrying operator’s actual extraction rights depend on checking which permit stage it holds and whether its mineral ownership follows the state-default rule or an older concession’s grandfathered terms.

Netherlands 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

06 Extraction of crude petroleum and natural gas
579
08 Other mining and quarrying
649
09 Mining support service activities
2,160

SIC division level, live from official registries.

Active vs. inactive

46% active

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

Company size, by disclosed headcount

0
1,061
1-9
1,859
10-49
189
50+
126

By number of employees on file, Section B, Netherlands. 9 entities with no disclosed headcount are not counted in any band.

Who uses Netherlands mining and quarrying ownership data

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

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Exploration vs. extraction permit distinction

Dutch mining law under the Mijnbouwwet splits authorisation into two stages: an exploration permit granting economic rights to search for minerals or geothermal energy, and a separate extraction permit granting rights to actually exploit them — a company can hold one without the other.

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Concession vs. permit ownership check

Minerals in the deep subsurface are state property by default, except under older concessions converted into extraction permits, where the mineral’s ownership stays with the concession holder — a legacy distinction that changes who actually owns extracted material, not just who’s authorised to extract it.

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Offshore installation permit tracking

Modifying an offshore mining installation on the Dutch Continental Shelf now requires permits under the Omgevingswet (Environment and Planning Act) — Eni Energy Netherlands filed four such applications in March 2025 for installations off Den Helder, a real, checkable example of the process.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many companies are classified under 08 - Other mining and quarrying in Netherlands?

Approximately 649 businesses are classified under 08 - Other mining and quarrying in Netherlands.

What does SBI 2008 code 08 cover?

08 - Other mining and quarrying is the official name for this activity under Netherlands' SBI 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; SBI 2008 code 08 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 Netherlands, 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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