9df8df51-6391-37a8-e044-0003ba9b0d98 English dataset British Geological Survey +44 115 936 3100 Environmental Science Centre, Keyworth NOTTINGHAM NOTTINGHAMSHIRE NG12 5GG United Kingdom enquiries@bgs.ac.uk pointOfContact 2026-04-08 UK GEMINI 2.3 http://data.bgs.ac.uk/id/dataHolding/13480308 OSGB 1936 / British National Grid (EPSG::27700) Mineral occurrences database 1994 creation http://data.bgs.ac.uk/id/dataHolding/13480308 Dataset of mineral occurrences in the UK including locations of known mines, mineral showings and localities, including sites where minerals of economic interest have been identified in panned concentrates. Data is normally taken from published sources or from internal BGS records, such as field sheets, rock and stream sediment collection cards. Data compilation started ca. 1994. Enquiries British Geological Survey 0115 936 3143 0115 936 3276 Environmental Science Centre, Nicker Hill, Keyworth NOTTINGHAM NOTTINGHAMSHIRE NG12 5GG United Kingdom enquiries@bgs.ac.uk distributor Enquiries British Geological Survey 0115 936 3143 0115 936 3276 Environmental Science Centre, Nicker Hill, Keyworth NOTTINGHAM NOTTINGHAMSHIRE NG12 5GG United Kingdom enquiries@bgs.ac.uk pointOfContact Enquiries British Geological Survey 0115 936 3143 0115 936 3276 Environmental Science Centre, Nicker Hill, Keyworth NOTTINGHAM NOTTINGHAMSHIRE NG12 5GG United Kingdom enquiries@bgs.ac.uk custodian irregular https://resources.bgs.ac.uk/images/geonetworkThumbs/9df8df51-6391-37a8-e044-0003ba9b0d98.png Geology GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0 2008-06-01 publication Ores Mines Fluvial sediments Minerals BGS Thesaurus of Geosciences 2022 revision UK Location (INSPIRE) dataCentre NERC_DDC otherRestrictions Allowed internal to BGS with acknowledgements. 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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_1 alpha-3 2009 revision GB British Geological Survey Gazetteer: Geographical hierarchy from Geosaurus 1979 creation UK [id=139300] ISO 3166_2 2009 revision UKM -8.6500 1.7800 49.7700 60.8600 1994 Updated irregularly, when staff resources allow or information comes in from or is needed by other projects. Grid References to 12 figures. Standard BGS codes used. DIGITAL - Digital format witheld Enquiries British Geological Survey 0115 936 3143 0115 936 3276 Environmental Science Centre, Nicker Hill, Keyworth NOTTINGHAM NOTTINGHAMSHIRE NG12 5GG United Kingdom enquiries@bgs.ac.uk distributor https://mapapps2.bgs.ac.uk/geoindex/home.html?layer=BGSMinOcc WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link GeoIndex Onshore: Mineral Occurrences BGS GeoIndex is a web tool for professional users who need to access BGS data as part of their business requirements. The map viewer is free to use and is designed to work on desktop and mobile devices. search https://map.bgs.ac.uk/arcgis/services/GeoIndex_Onshore/minerals_wms/MapServer/WMSServer?service=WMS&request=GetCapabilities OGC:WMS-1.3.0-http-get-capabilities GeoIndex_Onshore_minerals_wms One or more layers for the dataset is provided through this OGC WMS (view) service. information https://map.bgs.ac.uk/arcgis/services/GeoIndex_Onshore/minerals_wms/MapServer/WMSServer? OGC:WMS GeoIndex_Onshore_minerals_wms One or more layers for the dataset is provided through this OGC WMS (view) service. This URL is the service end-point and is intended for consumption by software clients that understand the WMS API. information 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 Data collected from published and internal sources (field observations etc)