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Data Publication

Mining Hazard (not including coal) Great Britain version 8

British Geological Survey

British Geological Survey

(2021)

Descriptions

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of data sources including, but not limited to the bedrock geology, extensive literature reviews of both published and unpublished documents, abandonment and mine plans, combined with a wealth of expert knowledge and experience.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 time of release (September 2020). Work continues to develop this product, which will result in the release of ad hoc updates in the future.

Keywords


Originally assigned keywords
mining
underground
zone of influence
chalk
bedded ores
oil shale
hazard
minerals
vein minerals
shallow mining
evaporites
building stones

Corresponding MSL vocabulary keywords
chalk
minerals
evaporite

MSL enriched keywords
sedimentary rock
limestone
chalk
minerals
evaporite
coal
mudstone
shale

Source

https://www2.bgs.ac.uk/nationalgeosciencedatacentre/citedData/catalogue/9a558ef2-0081-4e86-917f-ae60b9df40a2.html

Source publisher

British Geological Survey


DOI

10.5285/9a558ef2-0081-4e86-917f-ae60b9df40a2


Creators

British Geological Survey

British Geological Survey


Contributors

British Geological Survey

Distributor

British Geological Survey

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Citation

British Geological Survey. (2021). Mining Hazard (not including coal) Great Britain version 8 [Data set]. British Geological Survey. https://doi.org/10.5285/9A558EF2-0081-4E86-917F-AE60B9DF40A2


Dates

Available:

2021-05

Issued:

2021


Geo location(s)

Great Britain


Spatial coordinates