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Mining sector. Main results. Provinces

Mining sector. Main results. Provinces 2009
Barcelona Girona Lleida Tarragona Catalonia Spain % Cat./Spa.
People in employment 2,534 581 460 736 4,311 41,649 10.4
Production staff 1,873 321 292 499 2,985 27,083 11.0
Hours worked (thousands) 3,391 591 458 909 5,349 57,287 9.3
Power installed (thousands kW) 250.3 74.6 46.8 96.4 468.0 5,276.9 8.9
Consumption of electric energy (MWh) 256 12 15 14 298 1,946 15.3
Production costs (€M) 201.60 23.05 14.27 40.04 278.97 2,372.50 11.80
Personnel costs 65.76 8.31 6.00 13.29 93.36 900.12 10.40
Fuels and energy 23.94 4.68 3.98 6.88 39.48 378.75 10.40
Prime materials 29.76 3.77 2.50 8.85 44.88 371.54 12.10
Other expenses 82.13 6.29 1.79 11.03 101.25 722.09 14.00
Value of production (€M) 436.81 36.69 27.31 92.50 593.31 3,549.58 16.70
Source: Ministerio de Industria, Turismo y Comercio. Secretaría General de Energía.

Last update: May 26, 2011.

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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