{"id":128,"date":"2023-11-16T11:39:31","date_gmt":"2023-11-16T11:39:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/mineralsuk\/exploration-and-maps\/maps\/"},"modified":"2025-09-08T10:11:06","modified_gmt":"2025-09-08T09:11:06","slug":"maps","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/mineralsuk\/exploration-and-maps\/maps\/","title":{"rendered":"Maps"},"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>Maps<\/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\/maps\/\"><span class=\"icon-facebook\"><span class=\"hidden\">Facebook<\/span><\/span><\/a><a target=\"_blank\"  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=Maps&#038;url=https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/mineralsuk\/exploration-and-maps\/maps\/\"><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\/maps\/\"><span class=\"icon-whatsapp\"><span class=\"hidden\">WhatsApp<\/span><\/span><\/a><a   href=\"mailto:?subject=Maps&#038;body=Minerals%20Information%20Online%20provides%20online%20access%20to%20minerals-related%20data%20and%20information%20based%20on%20digitally%20generated%20mineral%20resources%20maps.%20(https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/mineralsuk\/exploration-and-maps\/maps\/)\"><span class=\"icon-mail\"><span class=\"hidden\">Email<\/span><\/span><\/a><a href=\"#\" data-copy=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/mineralsuk\/exploration-and-maps\/maps\/\" 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\/somerset-cropped.webp\" class=\"lazy-blur hero-img\" alt=\"Map of Somerset. 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The data are based on the digitally generated mineral resources maps, which can be purchased or&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/mineralsuk\/planning\/onshore-maps\/\">freely downloaded<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Users can select and display a wide range of spatial data including mineral resources, mineral planning permissions (licences) (in England only) and environmental designations. Information related to individual sites can be displayed and users can drill down to obtain all information held on a point location.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The display of some of these data is scale dependent. However, detailed digital GIS data and associated attribute information for mineral resources shown on this site are&nbsp;available under licence&nbsp;from BGS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Other datasets displayed on this GIS may be available for licensing from the following third party data providers:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.coal.gov.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Coal Authority<\/a>&nbsp;(Coal Licence areas [underground and surface]; areas of extracted opencast coal)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.naturalengland.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Natural England<\/a>&nbsp;(Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty; Sites of Special Scientific Interest; National Nature Reserves; Special Areas of Conservation; Special Protection Areas; Ramsar Sites)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/naturalresources.wales\/?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Natural Resources Wales<\/a>&nbsp;(Areas 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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 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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\/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 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