The number of active mining sites in Spain has decreased annually throughout the past decade. In 2020, the number of active mines in the Mediterranean country stood just above 2,600, down from more than 3,200 in 2012.
Number of active mining and quarrying sites in Spain from 2012 to 2020
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Statistics on Mining industry in Spain
Overview
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- Basic Statistic Spain: turnover of the mining and quarrying industry 2011-2020
- Basic Statistic Spain: number of enterprises in the mining and quarrying industry 2011-2020
- Basic Statistic Spain: mining and quarrying sector employees 2010-2020
- Basic Statistic Spain: mining and quarrying sector personnel costs 2010-2020
- Premium Statistic Extractive industry investment in environmental protection Spain 2008-2020
Mining sites
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Production
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- Basic Statistic Mining and quarrying sector: production value in Spain 2011-2020
- Premium Statistic Mineral production value in Spain 2020, by type
- Premium Statistic Mineral production value breakdown in Spain 2020, by region
- Premium Statistic Production volume of metallic minerals in Spain 2020
- Premium Statistic Production volume of non-metallic minerals in Spain 2020
Trade
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- Premium Statistic Import value of the mining and quarrying industry in Spain 2014-2020
- Premium Statistic Export value of the mining and quarrying industry in Spain 2014-2020
- Premium Statistic Import volume of the mining and quarrying industry in Spain 2018-2021, by segment
- Premium Statistic Export volume of the mining and quarrying industry in Spain 2018-2021, by segment
Metallic minerals
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- Premium Statistic Aluminum production volume in Spain 2011-2020
- Premium Statistic Copper mine production volume in Spain 2011-2021
- Premium Statistic Zinc mine production in Spain 2011-2021
- Premium Statistic Lead mine production in Spain 2011-2021
- Premium Statistic Tungsten production volume in Spain 2011-2020
- Premium Statistic Gold mine production volume in Spain 2011-2021
- Premium Statistic Silver mine production in Spain 2011-2021
Non-metallic minerals
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- Premium Statistic Gypsum production volume in Spain 2011-2020
- Premium Statistic Feldspar production volume in Spain 2011-2020
- Premium Statistic Magnesite production volume in Spain 2011-2020
- Premium Statistic Fluorspar production volume in Spain 2011-2020
- Premium Statistic Diatomite production volume in Spain 2011-2020
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- Agnico-Eagle Mines Limited's revenue 2010-2021
- Largest copper mines in Africa 2021, by production volume
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MITECO. (March 28, 2022). Number of active mining and quarrying sites in Spain from 2012 to 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 20, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1330197/number-mines-spain/
MITECO. "Number of active mining and quarrying sites in Spain from 2012 to 2020." Chart. March 28, 2022. Statista. Accessed March 20, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1330197/number-mines-spain/
MITECO. (2022). Number of active mining and quarrying sites in Spain from 2012 to 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 20, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1330197/number-mines-spain/
MITECO. "Number of Active Mining and Quarrying Sites in Spain from 2012 to 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Mar 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1330197/number-mines-spain/
MITECO, Number of active mining and quarrying sites in Spain from 2012 to 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1330197/number-mines-spain/ (last visited March 20, 2023)
Number of active mining and quarrying sites in Spain from 2012 to 2020 [Graph], MITECO, March 28, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1330197/number-mines-spain/