| Project Name |
Brief Description |
Contact |
| Abandoned mines |
A study to identify and make safe all old mine workings
in Northern Ireland |
Terry
Johnston |
| Hydrogeology |
The GSNI is currently providing hydrogeological advice
to the Water Management Unit (WMU) of the Environment & Heritage
Service through a service level agreement. WMU has responsibility
for the sustainable management and protection of water resources
in Northern Ireland. A wide variety of activities have the potential
to impact groundwater resources and surface water bodies fed by groundwater.
There is a need to assess potential impacts and to monitor and manage
those activities that have the potential to adversely affect water
quality or quantity. |
Peter
McConvey |
| DigMapNI |
The capture of GSNI geological map data in digital
form and the creation of a geological Geographic Information System
(GIS) for Northern Ireland. |
Derek Reay |
| GSNI databases |
The design of, and data entry into, PC-based databases
for a range of GSNI geoscience information. |
Derek Reay |
| Breifne Geopark
Project |
The Briefne project is a project based in Northwest
Ireland with the aim of developing a sustainable tourism product
based on the natural and cultural heritage of the region. |
Patrick
McKeever |
| Sperrins |
Multi-disciplinary geological mapping of
the Sperrin Mountains, a scenic area potentially rich in natural mineral
resources |
Ian Mitchell
Mark Cooper |
| Plateau resources |
Multi-disciplinary geological mapping of
the Antrim Plateau |
Ian Mitchell |
| Aggregate resources |
Sand and Gravel resources of Northern Ireland
funded by DOE Planning Service. Currently assessing resources of Stranbane
and Omagh LDC's. |
Mark Cooper |
| Earth resources |
GSNI provides an advisory service to the
Economic Infrastructure Division, Department
of Enterprise, Trade and Investment (formerly the Department of
Economic Development), the body responsible for licensing exploration
for minerals and petroleum in Northern Ireland. The GSNI also supplies
information to exploration companies. |
Minerals:
Miller O'Prey
Petroleum:
Derek Reay |
