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Mining sector. Main results. Provinces

Mining sector. Main results. Provinces 2012
Barcelona Girona Lleida Tarragona Catalonia Spain % Cat./Spa.
People in employment 2,089 399 365 713 3,566 32,300 11.0
Production staff 1,292 214 220 454 2,180 19,241 11.3
Hours worked (thousands) 2,800 293 258 851 4,202 42,732 9.8
Power installed (thousands kW) 268.3 71.0 46.0 125.5 510.8 4,679.7 10.9
Consumption of electric energy (MWh) 179 8 13 14 214 2,795 7.6
Production costs (€M) 236.36 12.50 10.07 33.81 292.74 2,034.32 14.40
Personnel costs 66.93 3.95 3.97 11.89 86.74 670.59 12.90
Fuels and energy 33.89 3.19 3.07 7.33 47.49 379.76 12.50
Prime materials 32.96 1.70 1.37 6.15 42.18 300.06 14.10
Other expenses 102.57 3.66 1.66 8.44 116.33 683.92 17.00
Value of production (€M) 450.45 16.66 14.65 92.50 574.26 3,244.40 17.70
Source: Ministerio de Industria, Energia y Turismo. Secretaría General de Energía.

Last update: June 10, 2014.

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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