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Mining sector. Main results. Provinces

Mining sector. Main results. Provinces 2017
Barcelona Girona Lleida Tarragona Catalonia Spain % Cat./Spa.
People in employment 2,250 517 357 567 3,691 29,640 12.5
Production staff 1,279 239 211 331 2,060 17,351 11.9
Hours worked (thousands) 3,006 363 174 707 4,250 39,480 10.8
Power installed (thousands kW) 276.0 76.7 53.3 235.2 641.1 4,435.4 14.5
Consumption of electric energy (MWh) 358,180 8,428 2,382 40,796 409,786 2,685,906 15.3
Production costs (€M) 305.83 13.14 6.45 29.18 354.61 2,053.67 17.30
Personnel costs 65.71 4.73 2.30 10.96 83.69 557.77 15.00
Fuels and energy 35.69 2.79 1.85 6.98 47.31 328.64 14.40
Prime materials 38.91 1.54 0.60 4.58 45.63 344.02 13.30
Other expenses 165.51 4.09 1.70 6.67 177.97 823.25 21.60
Value of production (€M) 301.42 17.60 12.11 73.30 404.42 3,279.97 12.30
Source: Ministry of Energy, Tourism and the Digital Agenda.

Last update: May 18, 2020.

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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