MineralsUK
A wealth of information on mineral resources,
mineral planning, policy and legislation,
sustainable development, statistics and exploration
MineralsUK is the British Geological Survey portal for information on mineral resources, mineral planning, policy and legislation, the role of minerals in a low carbon economy, statistics and exploration.
World Mineral Production Survey 2023
The Minerals area at BGS are very interested to find out who is currently downloading our minerals data or World Mineral Production publication and what commodities you are particularly interested in. We would also like to find out how you would like our data to be presented to you in the future. We would be very grateful if you could spare a couple of minutes to complete our short survey.
Latest downloads
Mineral planning factsheet : high specification aggregates
A new factsheet giving an overview of High Specification Aggregates in the UK, used in the construction and maintenance of road surfaces with the need for higher levels of skid-resistance. This includes specification, uses, resources, reserves and issues for planning.
Mineral planning factsheet : industrial sand future markets
A new factsheet giving an overview of UK industrial sand markets including future trends in consumption.
World Mineral Production 2019-2023
The latest edition of this long running series is now available.
Latest news
UK Minerals Yearbook 2023 now available to download
04/06/2024
The latest edition provides essential information about the production, consumption and trade of UK minerals up to 2022.
Over 600 mineral exploration project reports now available through the UK Critical Minerals Intelligence Centre
17/05/2024
All 662 reports from the Mineral Exploration and Investigation Grants Act programme are now available on the Critical Minerals Intelligence Centre website.
BGS signs memorandum of understanding with Serviço Geológico do Brasil
10/04/2024
The partnership will advance the two organisations’ shared interests in mineral research and geoscience to help benefit society.
World Mineral Production 2018 to 2022 is now available
09/04/2024
The latest edition of World Mineral Production has been released.
BGS to help deliver International Centre of Excellence on Sustainable Resource Management
27/02/2024
BGS has been announced as part of a consortium approved by the UN to deliver its International Centres of Excellence on Sustainable Resource Management.
Good practice for sand mining
24/10/2023
Tom Bide and Clive Mitchell outline how BGS is working on geoscience-led solutions for the global issue of sand mining.
World Mineral Production 2017 to 2021 is now available
14/04/2023
The latest edition of World Mineral Production has been released.
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UK Critical Minerals Intelligence Centre
Led by the British Geological Survey (BGS) with support from the Department for Business & Trade (DBT), the UK Critical Minerals Intelligence Centre (CMIC) supports the UK in securing adequate, timely and sustainable supplies of the minerals and metals it requires to transition its economy in the coming decades to net-zero emissions.
UK Technology Metals Observatory
This data observatory describes the science-led analysis of currently available data and potential future uses of technology metals in the UK, highlighting novel circular economy approaches such as rechargeable batteries for electric vehicles and permanent magnets for wind turbines.
Lithium for Future Technology
The LiFT project investigates all aspects of the lithium cycle, and aims to develop a new quantitative understanding of the processes linking all the deposit types that will underpin the search for new, sustainable Li resources.