9df8df53-2a89-37a8-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 2026-03-07 UK GEMINI 2.3 http://data.bgs.ac.uk/id/dataHolding/13605455 OSGB 1936 / British National Grid (EPSG::27700) Map based index (GeoIndex) mineral reconnaissance programme borehole rock samples 2000 creation http://data.bgs.ac.uk/id/dataHolding/13605455 [This metadata record has been superseded, see http://data.bgs.ac.uk/id/dataHolding/13608329]. This layer of the map based index (GeoIndex) providex an index to 17,500 borehole rock samples (drillcore) from the Mineral Reconnaissance Programme (MRP) and related studies. The UK Government's Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) funded BGS to provide baseline information on areas prospective for the occurrence of metallic minerals in Great Britain. This programme, known as the MRP, ran continuously from 1973 to 1997 and covered particular locations across Great Britain. It was designed to stimulate private sector exploration and to encourage the development of Britain's indigenous mineral resources. Under the programme a number of boreholes were drilled to gather information. 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 asNeeded https://resources.bgs.ac.uk/images/geonetworkThumbs/9df8df53-2a89-37a8-e044-0003ba9b0d98.png Geology GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0 2008-06-01 publication Core samples Drill core BGS Thesaurus of Geosciences 2022 revision UK Location (INSPIRE) Scottish SDI dataCentre NERC_DDC otherRestrictions Free access. The usual BGS licensing terms and conditions apply to external use of the data. 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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This staff member should revert to the IPR Section (ipr@bgs.ac.uk) for advice, should the position not be clear. vector 250000 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 2014-01 Data is visible at map scales below 1:250000. Image (PNG) 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=BGSGeochemistry WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link GeoIndex Onshore: Geochemistry search 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 A number of boreholes were drilled, rock samples taken and analysed as part of the BGS Mineral Reconnaissance Programme. An index to these samples was then created with details of the chemical analysis, the information for this layer of the GeoIndex is taken from this database.