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Mining sector. Main results. Provinces

Mining sector. Main results. Provinces 2015
Barcelona Girona Lleida Tarragona Catalonia Spain % Cat./Spa.
People in employment 2,047 404 303 615 3,369 29,097 11.6
Production staff 1,196 220 170 384 1,970 17,242 11.4
Hours worked (thousands) 2,830 272 178 877 4,157 38,334 10.8
Power installed (thousands kW) 252.0 79.8 38.4 236.5 606.7 4,582.2 13.2
Consumption of electric energy (MWh) 263 70 4 14 350 2,024 17.3
Production costs (€M) 262.65 10.79 5.56 33.53 312.52 1,944.89 16.10
Personnel costs 64.01 3.53 2.32 14.88 84.75 607.75 13.90
Fuels and energy 37.27 2.35 2.09 5.84 47.54 336.37 14.10
Prime materials 36.18 1.44 0.68 5.26 43.56 297.59 14.60
Other expenses 125.18 3.47 0.47 7.55 136.67 703.18 19.40
Value of production (€M) 379.88 15.83 11.84 92.88 500.42 2,965.04 16.90
Source: Ministry of Energy, Tourism and the Digital Agenda.

Last update: November 10, 2017.

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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