{"id":126,"date":"2023-11-16T11:39:09","date_gmt":"2023-11-16T11:39:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/mineralsuk\/exploration-and-maps\/techniques\/"},"modified":"2024-08-27T13:20:56","modified_gmt":"2024-08-27T12:20:56","slug":"techniques","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/mineralsuk\/exploration-and-maps\/techniques\/","title":{"rendered":"Techniques"},"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>Techniques<\/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\/techniques\/\"><span class=\"icon-facebook\"><span class=\"hidden\">Facebook<\/span><\/span><\/a><a target=\"_blank\"  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=Techniques&#038;url=https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/mineralsuk\/exploration-and-maps\/techniques\/\"><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\/techniques\/\"><span class=\"icon-whatsapp\"><span class=\"hidden\">WhatsApp<\/span><\/span><\/a><a   href=\"mailto:?subject=Techniques&#038;body=During%20the%20Mineral%20Reconnaissance%20Programme%20(MRP),%20BGS%20evaluated%20and%20applied%20a%20wide%20range%20of%20techniques%20to%20exploration%20for%20many%20deposit%20types%20in%20Britain.%20(https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/mineralsuk\/exploration-and-maps\/techniques\/)\"><span class=\"icon-mail\"><span class=\"hidden\">Email<\/span><\/span><\/a><a href=\"#\" data-copy=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/mineralsuk\/exploration-and-maps\/techniques\/\" 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\/drill-site-activities.webp\" class=\"lazy-blur hero-img\" 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<\/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<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\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Stream sediment geochemical surveys work well in Britain, particularly in upland areas where drainage is well developed<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Soil and basal till sampling have been effectively applied in follow-up surveys throughout the country<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>BGS has extensive holdings of geophysical data relevant to mineral exploration. The distribution of historic geochemical sample sites and the locations of geophysical survey areas can be seen on the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/geological-data\/map-viewers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">BGS GeoIndex<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Petrological and mineralogical methods were extensively used in MRP investigations and continue to be employed in current projects<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<section   id=\"latest-content-8400-block_25ab42d6c664b929b576e1b3215942f0\" 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  cards-bordered\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/mineralsuk\/exploration-and-maps\/history-of-exploration-in-the-uk\/\" class=\"media-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/mineralsuk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/05\/drillers-silhouette.webp\" class=\"lazy-blur wp-post-image\" alt=\"Drillers silhouette. \u00a9 PMcDonnell BGS \/ UKRI\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/mineralsuk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/05\/drillers-silhouette.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\/history-of-exploration-in-the-uk\/\">History of exploration in the UK<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Exploration for metalliferous minerals in Britain from the 1950s to the late 1990s was undertaken by a wide range of commercial companies and by BGS on behalf of the UK Government.<\/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\/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\/legacy-exploration-publications\/\" class=\"media-wrap\">\n\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 wp-post-image\" 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<\/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\/legacy-exploration-publications\/\">Legacy exploration publications<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Brochures and guides covering baryte, copper, gemstones, gold, lead and zinc, and nickel and platinum. <\/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\/legacy-exploration-publications\/\"><\/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\/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\" 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