SECTION I GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 2 Definitions
For the purpose of this Directive:
(a) surface and underground mineral-extracting industries shall mean all industries practising:
surface or underground extraction, in the strict sense of the word, of minerals, and/or
prospecting with a view to such extraction, and/or
preparation of extracted materials for sale, excluding the activities of processing the materials extracted,
excluding the mineral-extracting industries through drilling defined in Article 2 (a) of Directive 92/91/EEC;
(b) workplace shall mean the whole area intended to house workstations, relating to the immediate and ancillary activities and installations of the surface or underground mineral-extracting industries, including overburden dumps and other tips and accommodation, where provided, to which workers have access in the context of their work.