For the purpose of this Directive:

1. (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;

2. (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.