dataset · United Kingdom
BGS Mineral Resources of Great Britain
This dataset provides digital spatial information on the location of mineral resources across the onshore area of the United Kingdom at a scale of 1:50 000. The term ‘mineral resources’ has a definition under international standards that includes both an economic and geological dimension. These data are based primarily on mapped geology with limited assessment of economics. Therefore, the term ‘mineral resources’ is used here in a broad sense. The dataset allows users to visualise the extent and
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Licence: ["The copyright of materials derived from the British Geological Survey's work is vested in the Natural Environment Research Council [NERC]. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in an
Evidence quality: 32
Listed in data.gov.uk public catalogue API on 2026-10-16; relevance/value screened (haiku).
Metadata checked: 2026-10-14T13:20:00.000Z
Evidence
- https://www.bgs.ac.uk/datasets/bgs-mineral-resources/
- https://www.data.gov.uk/dataset/b5f6005e-29bf-4e6d-9627-901e2e1cfb70/bgs-mineral-resources-of-great-britain
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