affd0b2f-8e2b-16f9-e054-002128a47908 English dataset British Geological Survey +44 115 936 3100 Environmental Science Centre,Keyworth NOTTINGHAM NOTTINGHAMSHIRE NG12 5GG United Kingdom enquiries@bgs.ac.uk pointOfContact 2026-03-17 UK GEMINI 2.3 http://data.bgs.ac.uk/id/dataHolding/13607666 OSGB 1936 / British National Grid (EPSG::27700) Mining Hazard (not including coal) Great Britain version 8 2020-09-01 creation http://data.bgs.ac.uk/id/dataHolding/13607666 Mining hazard (not including coal) summarises the location, extent and indicates the level of hazard associated with former and present underground mine workings. The dataset covers Great Britain and is published at 1: 50 000 scale. The content is derived from a range of data sources including, but not limited to the bedrock geology, extensive literature reviews of both published and unpublished documents, abandonment and mine plans, combined with a wealth of expert knowledge and experience. The release of version 8 builds on the content of previously published versions. The coverage has been expanded with the inclusion of newly identified areas and drawing on data from the BGS published Britpits (BGS database of British Pits -includes both surface and underground mineral workings) and other resources. For the first time, zones of influence have been integrated (for evaporites, oil shales and building stones) to indicate the areas surrounding mining sites which might be impacted. The data have been compiled and presented in an easy to use format to provide a national overview of the country's mining legacy. Given the long and complex mining history of Great Britain, this dataset represents the best information available at the present time (September 2020). Work continues to develop this product, which will result in the release of ad hoc updates in the future. 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 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 principalInvestigator Enquiries British Geological Survey United Kingdom not available distributor Enquiries British Geological Survey United Kingdom not available pointOfContact notPlanned https://resources.bgs.ac.uk/images/geonetworkThumbs/affd0b2f-8e2b-16f9-e054-002128a47908.png Geology GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0 2008-06-01 publication Vein deposits Evaporite minerals Building stones Natural hazards Oil shale Chalk Minerals Mining Ores Underground mining BGS Thesaurus of Geosciences 2022 revision UK Location (INSPIRE) Citable Data dataCentre NERC_DDC otherRestrictions license Either : (i) the dataset has not been formally approved by BGS for access and use by external clients under license; and / or (ii) the dataset contains 3rd party data or information obtained by BGS under terms and conditions that must be consulted before the dataset can be provided to, or accessed by, BGS staff or external clients. 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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. The dataset is made available to external clients under BGS Digital Data Licence terms and conditions. Revert to the IPR Section (iprdigital@bgs.ac.uk) if further advice is required with regard to permitted usage. English geoscientificInformation ISO 3166_2 2009 revision GBN British Geological Survey Gazetteer: Geographical hierarchy from Geosaurus 1979 creation GREAT BRITAIN [id=139600] -8.7300 2.4200 49.8800 60.8600 2020-09-01 ESRI Shapefile 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 United Kingdom not available distributor https://www.bgs.ac.uk/geological-data/datasets/?tax_topic=mining-and-minerals&tax_purpose=all&tax_area=geohazards&sterm=&order=asc#reset WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Datasets This page features a curated list of our most popular and impactful datasets search https://doi.org/10.5285/9a558ef2-0081-4e86-917f-ae60b9df40a2 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--related Citation Information - Digital Object Identifier (DOI) British Geological Survey (2021): Mining Hazard (not including coal) Great Britain version 8. British Geological Survey. (Dataset). https://doi.org/10.5285/9a558ef2-0081-4e86-917f-ae60b9df40a2 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 Underlying geological content is derived from BGS Geology 50k. Additional information relating to individual mining sites has been obtained as a result of comprehensive literature search. Including data derived from published and unpublished maps, plans and documents held by BGS. Supplementary information has been garnered from expert knowledge. Zones of influence have been calculated using a method created by BGS. This procedure has been derived from the published British Coal methodology. All data processing was carried out using ESRI ArcGIS version 10.3.