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Mining sector. Main results. Provinces

Mining sector. Main results. Provinces 2020
Barcelona Girona Lleida Tarragona Catalonia Spain % Cat./Spa.
People in employment 1,911 508 371 642 3,432 29,319 11.7
Production staff 1,049 257 217 347 1,870 16,337 11.4
Hours worked (thousands) 2,489 317 174 712 3,692 35,923 10.3
Power installed (thousands kW) 281.9 84.1 67.7 125.0 558.7 4,498.8 12.4
Consumption of electric energy (MWh) 255,484 17,792 2,451 17,871 293,598 2,667,598 11.0
Production costs (€M) 260.44 12.68 6.97 20.53 300.62 1,724.03 17.44
Personnel costs 67.50 4.27 2.16 10.51 84.44 522.61 16.16
Fuels and energy 26.69 2.97 2.04 4.99 36.69 295.06 12.43
Prime materials 34.74 1.54 1.01 2.13 39.41 295.01 13.36
Other expenses 131.51 3.90 1.76 2.90 140.08 611.35 22.91
Value of production (€M) 223.67 20.32 11.43 37.32 292.74 3,061.07 9.56
Source: Ministry for the Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge.

Last update: November 22, 2022.

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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