Mining sector. Main results. Provinces
| People in employment | Labourers | Hours worked (1) | Power installed (HP) (1) | Consumption of electric energy (MWh) (1) | Production costs (2) | Personnel costs | Fuels and energy | Prime materials | Other expenses | Value of production (2) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 3,119 | 2,458 | 4,745 | 615.3 | 256.6 | 262.36 | 93.87 | 37.26 | 47.72 | 83.51 | 477.34 |
| 2003 | 3,090 | 2,413 | 4,627 | 609.7 | 491.6 | 226.56 | 87.03 | 32.28 | 43.69 | 63.56 | 438.31 |
| 2002 | 3,006 | 2,350 | 4,392 | 603.6 | 222.7 | 193.96 | 80.87 | 28.80 | 39.17 | 45.12 | 372.51 |
| 2001 | 3,098 | 2,405 | 4,424 | 585.2 | 232.7 | 194.96 | 80.97 | 30.32 | 35.51 | 48.16 | 373.65 |
| 2000 | 3,084 | 2,402 | 4,475 | 545.0 | 253.0 | 209.12 | 80.14 | 31.40 | 39.96 | 57.61 | 326.17 |
| 1999 | 3,092 | 2,415 | 4,520 | 552.7 | 264.1 | 199.56 | 78.74 | 27.28 | 40.68 | 52.85 | 307.56 |
| Source: | |||||||||||
| 1999-2001: Ministerio de Industria y Energía. Secretaría General Técnica. Estadística minera de España. Anual. | |||||||||||
| 2002: Ministerio de Industria y Energía. Secretaría General Técnica. | |||||||||||
| 2003-2004: Ministerio de Industria, Turismo y Comercio. Secretaría General de Energía. | |||||||||||
| Notes: | |||||||||||
| (1) Thousands. | |||||||||||
| (2) Millions of euros. | |||||||||||
Last update: May 19, 2010.
Methodological note
Definition of concepts
- Mining
- Industrial activity involving the selective extraction, by applying mining techniques and the use of explosives, of substances and minerals existing in the earth crust, so that it is economically profitable. Broadly, the term mining includes, besides the surface and underground operations, which occur in the treatment of minerals substances extracted, such as crushing, size separation, washing, concentration, etc., in order to put these substances for sale and conversion, and also the jobs requiring the application of mining techniques or the use of explosives.
Methodological aspects
Unavailable information is represented using the symbol ":". When the value is lower than that of the minimum unit to be able to estimate the statistical operation or if it effects statistical confidentiality, the symbol used is "..".