Industrial minerals resources map of Britain
The map show the broad distribution of the industrial, including construction, mineral resources of Britain and the main sites where these are worked. Over extensive areas bedrock is covered by superficial deposits, including economically important sand and gravel resources. These superficial deposits are not shown on the map. Resources have been defined by dominant lithology (rock type). The map is a synthesis of the mineral resources and mineral working data held by the BGS in 1996. The published (paper) map has not been superseded however the digital mineral resources and mineral workings data has since been superseded. The map is logically consistent throughout.
INSPIRE
Identification
- File identifier
- 9df8df51-62c5-37a8-e044-0003ba9b0d98 XML
- Resource type
- dataset
Online resource
Resource identifier
- Metadata Language
- English (en)
- Spatial representation type
- vector
Encoding
- Format
- Paper Map
- Format
- Various digital formats
Projection
Classification of data and services
- Topic category
-
- Geoscientific information
Classification of data and services
Coupled resource
Coupled resource
Classification of data and services
Coupled resource
Coupled resource
Keywords
- GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0
- BGS Thesaurus of Geosciences
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- Construction materials
- Mineral resources
- UK Location (INSPIRE)
- Industrial minerals
Geographic coverage
N
S
E
W
Temporal reference
Temporal extent
Temporal extent
- Dataset Reference Date ()
- 1994
Quality and validity
- Lineage
- The mineral resources are based on the BGS 1:625 000 Geological Map of the United Kingdom (North and South sheets), the BGS 1:250 000 Solid Geology map series, other BGS maps, publications and databases (specifically its BritPits database). Data was digitised using Microstation and later converted into ESRI attributed shapefile format.
- Denominator
- 10000
Conformity
Conformity
Conformity
Conformity
Conformity
Conformity
- Explanation
- See the referenced specification
Restrictions on access and use
- Access constraints
- Internal BGS use. Cannot be provided to third parties without appropriate license in place
- Access constraints
- 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 any form or by any means, or stored in a retrieval system of any nature, without the prior permission of the copyright holder, via the BGS Intellectual Property Rights Manager. Use by customers of information provided by the BGS, is at the customer's own risk. In view of the disparate sources of information at BGS's disposal, including such material donated to BGS, that BGS accepts in good faith as being accurate, the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) gives no warranty, expressed or implied, as to the quality or accuracy of the information supplied, or to the information's suitability for any use. NERC/BGS accepts no liability whatever in respect of loss, damage, injury or other occurence however caused.
- Access constraints
- Either: (i) the dataset is made freely available, e.g. via the Internet, for a restricted category of use (e.g. educational use only); or (ii) the dataset has not been formally approved by BGS for access and use by external clients under licence, but its use may be permitted under alternative formal arrangements; or (iii) the dataset contains 3rd party data or information obtained by BGS under terms and conditions that must be consulted in order to determine the permitted usage of the dataset. Refer to the BGS staff member responsible for the creation of the dataset if further advice is required. He / she should be familiar with the composition of the dataset, particularly with regard to 3rd party IPR contained in it, and any resultant use restrictions. This staff member should revert to the IPR Section (ipr@bgs.ac.uk ) for advice, should the position not be clear.
Responsible organization (s)
Contact for the resource
- Organisation name
- British Geological Survey
- enquiries@bgs.ac.uk
- Organisation name
- British Geological Survey
- enquiries@bgs.ac.uk
- Organisation name
- British Geological Survey
- enquiries@bgs.ac.uk
Responsible organization (s)
Contact for the resource
- Organisation name
- British Geological Survey
- enquiries@bgs.ac.uk
- Organisation name
- British Geological Survey
- enquiries@bgs.ac.uk
- Organisation name
- British Geological Survey
- enquiries@bgs.ac.uk
Metadata information
Contact for the metadata
- Organisation name
- British Geological Survey
- enquiries@bgs.ac.uk
- Metadata Date
- 2024-04-17
- Metadata Language
- English (en)