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Mining sector. Main results. Provinces

Mining sector. Main results. Provinces 2021
Barcelona Girona Lleida Tarragona Catalonia Spain % Cat./Spa.
People in employment 1,021 487 301 389 2,198 13,527 16.2
Production staff 538 243 174 205 1,160 8,161 14.2
Hours worked (thousands) 860 355 153 299 1,667 13,846 12.0
Power installed (thousands kW) 174.8 81.6 54.0 81.8 392.2 2,878.4 13.6
Consumption of electric energy (MWh) 35,689 9,200 2,976 20,104 67,969 467,333 14.5
Production costs (€M) 49.70 13.49 7.27 12.92 83.38 622.19 13.40
Personnel costs 14.76 4.88 1.95 4.13 25.73 188.24 13.67
Fuels and energy 9.03 3.28 2.13 5.32 19.75 148.26 13.32
Prime materials 9.57 1.61 0.88 1.53 13.60 82.55 16.47
Other expenses 16.33 3.71 2.30 1.95 24.29 203.13 11.96
Value of production (€M) 71.12 22.93 9.05 18.57 121.67 1,006.33 12.09
Source: Ministry for the Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge.

Last update: November 3, 2023.

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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