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Mining sector. Main results. Provinces

Mining sector. Main results. Provinces 2011
Barcelona Girona Lleida Tarragona Catalonia Spain % Cat./Spa.
People in employment 2,141 401 365 717 3,624 35,262 10.3
Production staff 1,401 242 218 482 2,343 21,792 10.8
Hours worked (thousands) 2,944 349 322 935 4,550 48,243 9.4
Power installed (thousands kW) 253.1 62.0 44.1 96.1 455.2 4,845.6 9.4
Consumption of electric energy (MWh) 163 10 12 14 199 2,007 9.9
Production costs (€M) 218.61 17.64 12.36 36.28 284.89 2,204.98 12.90
Personnel costs 63.76 5.14 4.92 13.23 87.04 776.33 11.20
Fuels and energy 29.86 4.87 3.23 8.30 46.26 390.77 11.80
Prime materials 31.32 2.07 1.71 6.19 41.28 335.16 12.30
Other expenses 93.68 5.56 2.50 8.56 110.30 702.72 15.70
Value of production (€M) 404.61 26.10 18.30 77.29 526.30 3,427.18 15.40
Source: Ministerio de Industria, Energia y Turismo. Secretaría General de Energía.

Last update: March 6, 2013.

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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