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Mining sector. Main results. Provinces

Mining sector. Main results. Provinces 2018
Barcelona Girona Lleida Tarragona Catalonia Spain % Cat./Spa.
People in employment 2,095 498 373 630 3,596 29,890 12.0
Production staff 1,171 248 226 339 1,984 17,027 11.7
Hours worked (thousands) 2,837 338 183 768 4,126 39,118 10.5
Power installed (thousands kW) 268.3 82.6 58.2 229.4 638.5 4,586.4 13.9
Consumption of electric energy (MWh) 368,096 7,295 2,886 16,748 395,025 2,461,288 16.0
Production costs (€M) 342.04 11.66 7.54 29.81 391.04 1,996.09 19.60
Personnel costs 64.73 4.32 2.35 11.55 82.95 579.15 14.30
Fuels and energy 46.27 2.76 2.23 6.38 57.63 361.48 15.90
Prime materials 43.62 1.63 1.08 5.70 52.05 328.65 15.80
Other expenses 187.42 2.95 1.87 6.18 198.42 726.81 27.30
Value of production (€M) 350.61 19.82 11.56 69.22 451.22 3,484.77 12.90
Source: Ministry of Energy, Tourism and the Digital Agenda.

Last update: March 9, 2021.

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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