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Mining sector. Main results. Provinces

Mining sector. Main results. Provinces 2019
Barcelona Girona Lleida Tarragona Catalonia Spain % Cat./Spa.
People in employment 2,119 539 357 633 3,648 28,728 12.7
Production staff 1,168 275 216 349 2,008 15,688 12.8
Hours worked (thousands) 2,808 367 172 715 4,062 36,560 11.1
Power installed (thousands kW) 288.1 88.6 66.1 174.0 616.8 5,209.0 11.8
Consumption of electric energy (MWh) 360,075 17,554 2,578 18,233 398,440 3,170,221 12.6
Production costs (€M) 316.64 13.16 6.85 21.07 357.72 1,804.13 19.80
Personnel costs 67.25 4.75 2.17 10.15 84.32 518.23 16.30
Fuels and energy 41.09 3.29 2.06 5.32 51.76 333.45 15.50
Prime materials 48.64 1.85 0.86 2.25 53.60 325.42 16.50
Other expenses 159.67 3.27 1.75 3.35 168.04 627.02 26.80
Value of production (€M) 327.82 21.74 11.52 45.25 406.33 3,338.92 12.20
Source: Ministry for the Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge.

Last update: November 4, 2021.

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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