{"id":120,"date":"2023-11-16T11:39:08","date_gmt":"2023-11-16T11:39:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/mineralsuk\/exploration-and-maps\/legacy-exploration-publications\/"},"modified":"2024-08-27T13:19:08","modified_gmt":"2024-08-27T12:19:08","slug":"legacy-exploration-publications","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/mineralsuk\/exploration-and-maps\/legacy-exploration-publications\/","title":{"rendered":"Legacy exploration publications"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t\t<section class=\"hero-section hero-section-with-social\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hero-info-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hero-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1>Legacy exploration publications<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>MineralsUK &#8211; Exploration and maps<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"social-wrap social-wrap-inline-them\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sea-background-f\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>Share this article<\/span><a target=\"_blank\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/mineralsuk\/exploration-and-maps\/legacy-exploration-publications\/\"><span class=\"icon-facebook\"><span class=\"hidden\">Facebook<\/span><\/span><\/a><a target=\"_blank\"  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=Legacy%20exploration%20publications&#038;url=https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/mineralsuk\/exploration-and-maps\/legacy-exploration-publications\/\"><span class=\"icon-twitter\"><span class=\"hidden\">Twitter<\/span><\/span><\/a><a   onclick=\"javascript:void( (function() {var e=document.createElement('script' );e.setAttribute('type','text\/javascript' );e.setAttribute('charset','UTF-8' );e.setAttribute('src','\/\/assets.pinterest.com\/js\/pinmarklet.js?r='+Math.random()*99999999);document.body.appendChild(e)})());\"  href=\"javascript:void(0);\"><span class=\"icon-pinterest\"><span class=\"hidden\">Pinterest<\/span><\/span><\/a><a target=\"_blank\"  href=\"https:\/\/wa.me?text=https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/mineralsuk\/exploration-and-maps\/legacy-exploration-publications\/\"><span class=\"icon-whatsapp\"><span class=\"hidden\">WhatsApp<\/span><\/span><\/a><a   href=\"mailto:?subject=Legacy%20exploration%20publications&#038;body=Brochures%20and%20guides%20covering%20baryte,%20copper,%20gemstones,%20gold,%20lead%20and%20zinc,%20and%20nickel%20and%20platinum.%20%20(https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/mineralsuk\/exploration-and-maps\/legacy-exploration-publications\/)\"><span class=\"icon-mail\"><span class=\"hidden\">Email<\/span><\/span><\/a><a href=\"#\" data-copy=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/mineralsuk\/exploration-and-maps\/legacy-exploration-publications\/\" class=\"copy-url-on-click\"><span class=\"icon-link\"><span class=\"hidden\">Copy Link<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/mineralsuk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/05\/cavanacaw-pit-10.webp\" class=\"lazy-blur hero-img\" alt=\"Cavanacaw pit 10. \u00a9 PMcDonnell BGS \/ UKRI\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/mineralsuk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/05\/cavanacaw-pit-10.webp\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-bgs-blocks-content-container content-section\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-12\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Minerals in Britain: past production&#8230;future potential series (published 1998 to 2000)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Additional information on minerals in Britain is provided by the Minerals in Britain: past production&#8230;future potential series. These free publications complement the exploration guides by providing commodity-based information on mineral prospects and past production in Britain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Brochures are available for the following commodities:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/nora.nerc.ac.uk\/id\/eprint\/534491\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Baryte<\/a> (pubished 1998)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/nora.nerc.ac.uk\/id\/eprint\/534492\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Copper<\/a> (published 1998)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/nora.nerc.ac.uk\/id\/eprint\/534493\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Gemstones<\/a> (published 1999)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/nora.nerc.ac.uk\/id\/eprint\/534494\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Gold<\/a> (published 1999)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/nora.nerc.ac.uk\/id\/eprint\/534495\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Lead and zinc<\/a> (published 1998)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/nora.nerc.ac.uk\/id\/eprint\/534496\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Nickel and platinum<\/a> (published 2000)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Exploration for metalliferous and related minerals in Britain (published 2000)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/mineralsuk\/download\/exploration-for-metalliferous-and-related-minerals-in-britain-a-guide\/\">Exploration for metalliferous and related minerals in Britain: a guide<\/a>&nbsp;provides comprehensive information to assist all those interested in exploring for and developing metalliferous and related minerals in Britain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The second edition of the guide summarises previous mining and exploration activities and describes known occurrences in Britain. It identifies areas favourable for new deposits and outlines exploration methods commonly used in the UK. It also includes guidance on minerals ownership and planning controls, contains details of a wide range of useful contacts, and has an extensive bibliography.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Further information on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www2.bgs.ac.uk\/gsni\/contact\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">exploration and mineral resources in Northern Ireland<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<section   id=\"latest-content-7434-block_0d93c6eb609c94d622c8618ad768d324\" class=\"grid-section  primary-background   \" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row header-of-section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>You may also be interested in<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row grid-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-lg-6 col-12\">\n\t<div class=\"cards cards-orizontal-sm  cards-find-more  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href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/mineralsuk\/exploration-and-maps\/history-of-exploration-in-the-uk\/\"><\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-lg-6 col-12\">\n\t<div class=\"cards cards-orizontal-sm  cards-find-more  cards-bordered\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/mineralsuk\/exploration-and-maps\/mrp-reports\/\" class=\"media-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/mineralsuk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/05\/exploration-drilling-curraghinalt-gold-deposit.webp\" class=\"lazy-blur wp-post-image\" alt=\"Exploration drilling Curraghinalt gold deposit. \u00a9 PMcDonnell BGS \/ UKRI\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/mineralsuk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/05\/exploration-drilling-curraghinalt-gold-deposit.webp\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"info\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/mineralsuk\/exploration-and-maps\/mrp-reports\/\">Mineral Reconnaissance Programme (MRP) reports<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Mineral Reconnaissance Programme (MRP) provided geological, geochemical, geophysical, mineralogical and metallogenic information on prospective areas in Britain.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/mineralsuk\/exploration-and-maps\/mrp-reports\/\"><\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-lg-6 col-12\">\n\t<div class=\"cards cards-orizontal-sm  cards-find-more  cards-bordered\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/mineralsuk\/exploration-and-maps\/techniques\/\" class=\"media-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/mineralsuk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/05\/drill-site-activities.webp\" class=\"lazy-blur wp-post-image\" alt=\"Drill site activities. \u00a9 PMcDonnell BGS \/ UKRI\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/mineralsuk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/05\/drill-site-activities.webp\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"info\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/mineralsuk\/exploration-and-maps\/techniques\/\">Techniques<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>During the Mineral Reconnaissance Programme (MRP), BGS evaluated and applied a wide range of techniques to exploration for many deposit types in Britain.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/mineralsuk\/exploration-and-maps\/techniques\/\"><\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-lg-6 col-12\">\n\t<div class=\"cards cards-orizontal-sm  cards-find-more  cards-bordered\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/mineralsuk\/exploration-and-maps\/maps\/\" class=\"media-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/mineralsuk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/07\/somerset-cropped-thumb.webp\" class=\"lazy-blur wp-post-image\" alt=\"somerset-cropped-thumb\" 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