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Mineral resource records (Mr); Scotland and Northern England.

The collection, amounting to c.6,000 records, consists of reports and data relating to geochemical sampling, geophysics, drilling and field mapping deposited by mineral exploration companies dating from c.1960 onwards. Major accessions include records of Mineral Exploration Incentive Grant Act (MEIGA) and reports and plans of Exploration Ventures Ltd (EVL) relating to NE Scotland. Indexed in Land Survey Record Index Database (LSRI).

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Metadata Language
English (en)
Dataset Reference Date ()
1960
Identifier
http://data.bgs.ac.uk/id/dataHolding/13480133
  British Geological Survey - Enquiries
The Lyell Centre, Research Avenue South , EDINBURGH , LOTHIAN , EH14 4AP , United Kingdom
0115 936 3142
0115 936 3276
  British Geological Survey - Enquiries
The Lyell Centre, Research Avenue South , EDINBURGH , LOTHIAN , EH14 4AP , United Kingdom
0115 936 3142
0115 936 3276
  British Geological Survey - Enquiries
The Lyell Centre, Research Avenue South , EDINBURGH , LOTHIAN , EH14 4AP , United Kingdom
0115 936 3142
0115 936 3276
  British Geological Survey - Enquiries
Environmental Science Centre, Nicker Hill, Keyworth , NOTTINGHAM , NOTTINGHAMSHIRE , NG12 5GG , United Kingdom
0115 936 3143
0115 936 3276
  British Geological Survey - Enquiries
Environmental Science Centre, Nicker Hill, Keyworth , NOTTINGHAM , NOTTINGHAMSHIRE , NG12 5GG , United Kingdom
0115 936 3143
0115 936 3276
Maintenance and update frequency
monthly
GEMET - INSPIRE themes
  • Geology
BGS Thesaurus of Geosciences
  • Specimen collecting
  • Geology
  • Minerals
Keywords
  • NERC_DDC
Limitations on Public Access
otherRestrictions
Other constraints
Some 'commercial-in-confidence' records. Access subject to NGRC conditions and regulations.
Use constraints
otherRestrictions
Other constraints
The copyright of materials derived from the British Geological Survey's work is vested in the Natural Environment Research Council [NERC]. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, or stored in a retrieval system of any nature, without the prior permission of the copyright holder, via the BGS Intellectual Property Rights Manager. Use by customers of information provided by the BGS, is at the customer's own risk. 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.
Other constraints
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.
Spatial representation type
textTable
Denominator
10000
Topic category
  • Geoscientific information
Extent
NORTHERN ENGLAND [id=151000]

Dataset Reference Date ()
1979

Extent
SCOTLAND [id=140000]

Dataset Reference Date ()
1979

Extent
SCT

Dataset Reference Date ()
2009

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Begin date
1960
 

Spatial Reference System

No information provided.

Distribution Information

Data format
  • PLANS - Plans. ()

  • MAP - Maps. ()

  • PAPER RECORD - Collection of paper records including maps and plans. ()

Resource Locator
National Geological Records Centre (NGRC) | Records and Archives

This URL links to a page that gives information on the place where the 'Mineral resource records (Mr); Scotland and Northern England' data is held. Contact details for accessing the data can also be found on this page.

Resource Locator
National Geological Records Centre (NGRC) | Records and Archives

This URL links to a page that gives information on the place where the 'Mineral resource records (Mr); Scotland and Northern England' data is held. Contact details for accessing the data can also be found on this page.

 
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Report

Dataset Reference Date ()
2011
Explanation
See the referenced specification
Degree

Report

Dataset Reference Date ()
2010-12-08
Explanation
See http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2010:323:0011:0102:EN:PDF
Degree
Statement
Reports and data relating to geochemical sampling, geophysics, drilling and field mapping deposited by mineral exploration companies since the 1960s.

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File identifier
9df8df51-62d7-37a8-e044-0003ba9b0d98 XML
Metadata Language
English (en)
Resource type
dataset
Metadata Date
2023-01-23
Metadata standard name
UK GEMINI
Metadata standard version
2.3
  British Geological Survey
The Lyell Centre, Research Avenue South , EDINBURGH , LOTHIAN , EH14 4AP , United Kingdom
+44 131 667 1000
 
 

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