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Mining sector. Main results. Provinces

Mining sector. Main results. Provinces 2005
Barcelona Girona Lleida Tarragona Catalonia Spain % Cat./Spa.
People in employment 2,001 383 338 604 3,326 42,592 7.8
Production staff 1,688 318 271 483 2,760 30,584 9.0
Hours worked (thousands) 3,111 513 394 915 4,933 63,876 7.7
Power installed (thousands kW) 238.6 67.7 62.5 81.9 450.7 4,939.1 9.1
Consumption of electric energy (MWh) 171 18 7 23 219 1,863 11.7
Production costs (€M) 216.94 28.13 13.58 41.20 299.86 2,584.86 11.60
Personnel costs 66.18 7.89 4.87 13.85 92.79 1,025.67 9.00
Fuels and energy 24.16 5.46 3.71 8.19 41.52 370.26 11.20
Prime materials 33.66 5.12 3.00 8.13 49.91 376.95 13.20
Other expenses 92.94 9.67 2.01 11.03 115.65 811.97 14.20
Value of production (€M) 306.12 44.46 30.26 124.17 505.01 3,984.82 12.70
Source: Ministerio de Industria, Turismo y Comercio. Secretaría General de Energía.

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

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