9df8df51-6384-37a8-e044-0003ba9b0d98 English dataset British Geological Survey +44 131 667 1000 The Lyell Centre, Research Avenue South EDINBURGH LOTHIAN EH14 4AP United Kingdom enquiries@bgs.ac.uk pointOfContact 2026-04-14 UK GEMINI 2.3 http://data.bgs.ac.uk/id/dataHolding/13480289 OSGB 1936 / British National Grid (EPSG::27700) Mineral Exploration and Investigation Grants Act (MEIGA) Reports (1971–1984) 1972 creation http://data.bgs.ac.uk/id/dataHolding/13480289 This dataset comprises reports and associated project documentation from mineral exploration projects undertaken in Great Britain under the Mineral Exploration and Investigation Grants Act (MEIGA). The collection includes reports from approximately 267 mineral exploration projects carried out between 1971 and 1984 by external mineral exploration companies under grant funding administered by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI). The Mineral Exploration and Investment Grants Act 1972 was introduced to stimulate mineral exploration in Great Britain through the provision of government grants for exploration targeting non-ferrous metals, fluorspar, barium minerals and potash. The programme contributed to a number of significant mineral discoveries and developments, including the Gairloch copper–zinc–gold deposit, the Parys Mountain copper–lead–zinc deposit and the Hemerdon tungsten–tin deposit. The MEIGA report collection includes geological and exploration data generated during project activities, including geological mapping, soil and stream sediment geochemistry, geophysical survey data, drill core logs and analytical assay data. The reports are held by the British Geological Survey (BGS) on behalf of the former Department of Trade and Industry. All reports are held in hard copy and are available on open file. Associated geological materials collected during the programme are available for viewing through the BGS core store booking process. Spatial information on MEIGA project areas is available through BGS GeoIndex. The scanned reports are available on the UK Critical Minerals Intelligence Centre (CMIC) website (with full text search capability), the National Geoscience Data Centre Deposited Data Search and spatially through the BGS Geoindex. Enquiries British Geological Survey 0115 936 3142 0115 936 3276 The Lyell Centre, Research Avenue South EDINBURGH LOTHIAN EH14 4AP United Kingdom enquiries@bgs.ac.uk distributor Enquiries British Geological Survey 0115 936 3142 0115 936 3276 The Lyell Centre, Research Avenue South EDINBURGH LOTHIAN EH14 4AP United Kingdom enquiries@bgs.ac.uk pointOfContact irregular https://resources.bgs.ac.uk/images/geonetworkThumbs/9df8df51-6384-37a8-e044-0003ba9b0d98.png Geology GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0 2008-06-01 publication Economic geology Ores Boreholes Quarrying Mineral deposits Metals Minerals BGS Thesaurus of Geosciences 2022 revision data.gov.uk (non-INSPIRE) dataCentre NERC_DDC otherRestrictions Majority of reports now on open file. Restricted conditions apply. otherRestrictions The copyright of materials derived from the British Geological Survey's work is vested in the Natural Environment Research Council [NERC]. 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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. grid 10000 English geoscientificInformation ISO 3166_2 2009 revision GBN British Geological Survey Gazetteer: Geographical hierarchy from Geosaurus 1979 creation GREAT BRITAIN [id=139600] -8.6500 1.7800 49.7700 60.8600 1971 1984 MEIGA Act repealed. Some new data added by companies as prospects are released. TIFF image (.tif, .tiff) PDF file (.pdf) Enquiries British Geological Survey 0115 936 3142 0115 936 3276 The Lyell Centre, Research Avenue South EDINBURGH LOTHIAN EH14 4AP United Kingdom enquiries@bgs.ac.uk distributor https://www.bgs.ac.uk/ngdc/ WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link National Geoscience Data Centre (NGDC) The page this URL links to provides information on the National Geological Records Centre (NGRC) where the 'Geological archives' referred to in the metadata can be accessed. Contact details are also listed on the page. information https://ukcmic.org/reports/meiga.html WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link UK Critical Minerals Intelligence Centre Website Access to scanned copies of the MEIGA reports download dataset dataset INSPIRE Implementing rules laying down technical arrangements for the interoperability and harmonisation of Geology 2011 publication See the referenced specification false Commission Regulation (EU) No 1089/2010 of 23 November 2010 implementing Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards interoperability of spatial data sets and services 2010-12-08 publication See http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2010:323:0011:0102:EN:PDF false The MEIGA report collection was generated through mineral exploration projects funded under the Mineral Exploration and Investigation Grants Act between 1971 and 1984. Exploration work was carried out by commercial mineral exploration companies under grant funding administered by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI). Project outputs, including technical reports and supporting geological and exploration data, were submitted to Government and subsequently transferred to the British Geological Survey (BGS) for long-term curation and public access. Reports have been catalogued and preserved within the BGS archives. The reports were scanned, OCR'ed and delivered in 2025 with full text search capabilities integrated. Associated physical geological materials, including drill core and sample materials collected during the exploration programmes, are curated within BGS core stores. Spatial references to MEIGA project areas have been integrated into BGS digital discovery systems, including GeoIndex, to support data discovery and access.