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Mining sector. Main results. Provinces

Mining sector. Main results. Provinces 2010
Barcelona Girona Lleida Tarragona Catalonia Spain % Cat./Spa.
People in employment 2,338 538 389 735 4,000 37,698 10.6
Production staff 1,530 289 244 514 2,577 23,577 10.9
Hours worked (thousands) 2,829 516 359 959 4,663 51,847 9.0
Power installed (thousands kW) 254.9 78.2 53.5 104.0 490.6 5,002.5 9.8
Consumption of electric energy (MWh) 147 13 18 16 195 1,881 10.4
Production costs (€M) 197.86 21.70 12.55 40.06 272.18 2,310.92 11.80
Personnel costs 59.14 7.43 5.13 14.27 85.96 829.90 10.40
Fuels and energy 24.16 5.40 3.48 7.38 40.42 384.28 10.50
Prime materials 30.93 2.67 2.24 7.85 43.69 337.21 13.00
Other expenses 83.63 6.20 1.71 10.57 102.10 759.53 13.40
Value of production (€M) 368.61 31.54 20.23 99.61 520.00 3,427.18 15.20
Source: Ministerio de Industria, Energia y Turismo. Secretaría General de Energía.

Last update: April 25, 2012.

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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