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Mining production. By products

Mining production. By products 2021
Catalonia Spain % Cat./Spa.
Energy products 2,047,205 19,137,221 10.7
Metallic minerals 0 1,204,731,075 z Category not applicable
Non metallic minerals 213,530,367 818,689,473 26.1
Stone products 121,669,426 1,006,332,597 12.1
Units: Euros.
Source: Ministry for the Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge.
(z) Category not applicable.

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

Unavailable information is represented using the symbol ":". When the value is lower than that of the minimum unit to be able to estimate the statistical operation or if it effects statistical confidentiality, the symbol used is "..".

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