Compabase

Mining and quarrying (PKD section B)

This section includes:

  • mining and quarrying (for example underground, open-cast, by means of boreholes, from the seabed) of minerals occurring naturally as solids (coal and ores), liquids (crude petroleum) or gases (natural gas),
  • ancillary activities associated with the preparation of minerals for sale (for example crushing, grinding, cleaning, drying, sorting, desalination, briquetting, ore enrichment and liquefaction of natural gas), on the mine site. This section is divided into divisions, groups, classes and subclasses according to the mineral extracted. Divisions 05 and 06 relate to mining of hard coal, lignite and peat, and to mining of crude petroleum and natural gas; divisions 07 and 08 cover mining of metal ores and other minerals and quarrying. Some technical activities classified in this section, especially those related to mining of crude petroleum and natural gas, may be carried out on contract by specialised business entities engaged in production-service activities, classified in the relevant subclasses of division 09.

This section excludes:

  • bottling of waters from natural springs and mineral waters, classified in 11.07.Z,
  • reclamation of mining sites, classified in 39.00.Z,
  • geophysical, geological and seismic surveys, classified in 71.12.B,
  • further processing of extracted minerals, classified in the relevant subclasses of section C,
  • use of extracted materials without further processing for construction purposes, classified in the relevant subclasses of section F.

Industry statistics (2025)

Number of companies

Companies
17,090
Companies (primary PKD)
4,682
Companies with financials
1,269

Business turnover

Legal structure

Legal formShare of companiesNumber of companies
  • Sp. z o.o.61.5%3,392
  • JDG26.7%1,470
  • Sp. k.3.6%201
  • Sp. j.2.9%159
  • S.A.2.5%137
  • Other0.8%43
  • Cooperative0.3%15
  • Foundation0.2%10
  • P.S.A.0.1%3
  • Association0.1%3

Financial results

Median revenue

Ranking

Median revenue compared with other PKD codes.

Top companies by revenue

#CompanyLegal formRevenueNet profit
1S.A.USD 9.09bnUSD 922.00m
2S.A.USD 2.88bnUSD -1.26bn
3S.A.USD 2.02bn—
4sp. z o.o.USD 827.81mUSD -69.53m
5S.A.USD 494.20mUSD -198.81m
6sp. z o.o.USD 311.01mUSD 3.37m
7sp. z o.o.USD 191.79mUSD 12.35m
8S.A.USD 184.30mUSD -37.09m
9S.A.USD 150.69mUSD -120.68m
10sp. z o.o.USD 140.17mUSD -1.74m

Fastest-growing companies

#CompanyLegal formRevenueY/Y growth
1sp. z o.o.USD 9.12m+1,468.0% y/y
2sp. z o.o.USD 8.49m+905.7% y/y
3sp. z o.o.USD 57.61m+452.5% y/y
4sp. z o.o.USD 16.66m+279.4% y/y
5sp. z o.o.USD 3.13m+186.5% y/y
6sp. z o.o.USD 4.38m+178.8% y/y
7sp. z o.o.USD 1.40m+166.6% y/y
8sp. z o.o.USD 1.37m+164.8% y/y
9sp. z o.o.USD 2.84m+164.5% y/y
10sp. z o.o.USD 2.37m+155.0% y/y

Stock market

3 companies from this industry are listed.

CompanyTickerMarketPriceChangeMarket cap
KGHGPW Main MarketPLN 335.30+4.39%USD 16.77bn
JSWGPW Main MarketPLN 31.60+1.58%USD 927.55m
LWBGPW Main MarketPLN 25.80+2.79%USD 219.39m

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