dataset · United Kingdom
BGS UK Coal Resource for New Exploitation Technologies (Version 1)
The UK contains extensive resources of coal, both at surface and in the subsurface. It is estimated that onshore these surface and subsurface deposits cover an area of approximately 40,000 km2. This dataset is derived from a 2004 study to assess the potential of the UK onshore coal resources for both exploitation by conventional (mining) and new technologies. Digital data was created using a Geographic Information System (GIS) to produce the delivered output of the original project, a series of
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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/
- https://www.data.gov.uk/dataset/c2130ab5-40e4-41dd-8e75-1d9a54474e47/bgs-uk-coal-resource-for-new-exploitation-technologies-version-1
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