{"id":2,"date":"2023-10-19T11:50:14","date_gmt":"2023-10-19T10:50:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/mineralsuk\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2026-04-21T12:25:06","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T11:25:06","slug":"sample-page","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/mineralsuk\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome to MineralsUK"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t\t\t<section class=\"home-hero-section hero-section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hero-info-wrap\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/mineralsuk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/08\/MineralsUK_home_feature3.jpg');\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"circle-layer\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/mineralsuk\/wp-content\/themes\/bgs\/img\/circle.png\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hero-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1>MineralsUK<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A wealth of information on mineral resources, <br>\r\nmineral planning, policy and legislation, <br>\r\nsustainable development, statistics and exploration<br><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\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<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\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>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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">World Mineral Production Survey 2023<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>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&nbsp;short survey.<\/p>\n\n\n            <div class=\"btn-wrap\">\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/forms.office.com\/pages\/responsepage.aspx?id=ldsRs60yj0OhAXugYXEqTmwAYo5j9IhOgE8wXAdtbWlUNFlLWFAwOFhHREhCMVNJVzJaSDRKOUNDSy4u&#038;embed=true\"  target=\"_blank\" class=\"button mx-0 primary-background   \">Mineral production survey<\/a>            <\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\t\t<section id=\"in-this-section-5569-block_ecc9970d197aaffa0ea020dd0d51553b\" class=\"grid-section  basic-background-1   \" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row header-of-section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Latest downloads<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row grid-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-6 col-lg-4\">\n\t<div class=\"cards-over-img cards  cards-find-more \">\n\t\t<a class=\"media-wrap\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/webapps.bgs.ac.uk\/services\/ngdc\/accessions\/index.html#item188239\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/mineralsuk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/P1037256.webp\" class=\"lazy-blur\" alt=\"Shardlow sand and gravel quarry, Nottinghamshire, UK. \u00a9 Tom Bide BGS \/ UKRI\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/mineralsuk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/P1037256.webp\" \/>\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"info-wrap\">\n\t\t<div class=\"info\">\n\t\t\t<h2>\n\t\t\t\t<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/webapps.bgs.ac.uk\/services\/ngdc\/accessions\/index.html#item188239\">\n\t\t\t\t\tUnited Kingdom Minerals Yearbook 2025\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p><p>This annual publication by the British Geological Survey provides comprehensive statistical data on minerals production, consumption and trade to 2025. It is of value to all those interested in the many facets of Britain&#8217;s minerals industry and its contribution to the national economy.<\/p>\n<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/webapps.bgs.ac.uk\/services\/ngdc\/accessions\/index.html#item188239\"  target=\"_blank\" class=\"external-url\">Download<\/a>\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-6 col-lg-4\">\n\t<div class=\"cards-over-img cards  cards-find-more \">\n\t\t<a class=\"media-wrap\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nora.nerc.ac.uk\/id\/eprint\/540948\/\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/mineralsuk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/01\/P1081525.webp\" class=\"lazy-blur\" alt=\"Graded aggregates, Roan Edge quarry, BGS \u00a9 UKRI\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/mineralsuk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/01\/P1081525.webp\" \/>\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"info-wrap\">\n\t\t<div class=\"info\">\n\t\t\t<h2>\n\t\t\t\t<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nora.nerc.ac.uk\/id\/eprint\/540948\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\tMineral planning factsheet : high specification aggregates\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p><p>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.<\/p>\n<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nora.nerc.ac.uk\/id\/eprint\/540948\/\"  target=\"_blank\" class=\"external-url\">Download<\/a>\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-6 col-lg-4\">\n\t<div class=\"cards-over-img cards  cards-find-more \">\n\t\t<a class=\"media-wrap\"  href=\"https:\/\/nora.nerc.ac.uk\/id\/eprint\/540518\/\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/mineralsuk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/11\/industrial-sand-processing-arclid-quarry-bgs-ukri-copyright.webp\" class=\"lazy-blur\" alt=\"Industrial sand processing, Arclid quarry. BGS \u00a9 UKRI\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/mineralsuk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/11\/industrial-sand-processing-arclid-quarry-bgs-ukri-copyright.webp\" \/>\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"info-wrap\">\n\t\t<div class=\"info\">\n\t\t\t<h2>\n\t\t\t\t<a  href=\"https:\/\/nora.nerc.ac.uk\/id\/eprint\/540518\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\tMineral planning factsheet : industrial sand future markets\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p><p>A new factsheet giving an overview of UK industrial sand markets including future trends in consumption.<\/p>\n<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nora.nerc.ac.uk\/id\/eprint\/540518\/\"  class=\"external-url\">Download<\/a>\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<section  style=\"background-image:url('https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/mineralsuk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/05\/News-events-scaled-1.jpg')\" id=\"latest-news-3999-block_1953da2fc43bc9b4e007b41506d6fbc4\" class=\"cards-carousel-section  basic-background-1   \" >\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>Latest news<\/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 \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 owl-carousel carousel-basic-2-color owl-theme carousel-js\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"item cards  cards-find-more  press-release\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/uk-minerals-yearbook-2025-now-available\/\" class=\"media-wrap\" >\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/mineralsuk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/leven-seat-sandstone-quarry-operated-by-hepworth-minerals-and-chemicals-ltd.webp\" class=\"lazy-blur wp-post-image\" alt=\"leven-seat-sandstone-quarry-operated-by-hepworth-minerals-and-chemicals-ltd\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/mineralsuk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/leven-seat-sandstone-quarry-operated-by-hepworth-minerals-and-chemicals-ltd.webp\" \/>\t<\/a>\n\t\t<div class=\"info-wrap\">\n\t\t<div class=\"info\">\n\t\t\t<div>BGS news<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/uk-minerals-yearbook-2025-now-available\/\" >UK Minerals Yearbook 2025 now available<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t<p>21\/04\/2026<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The annual publication provides essential information about the production, consumption and trade of UK minerals up to 2025.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/uk-minerals-yearbook-2025-now-available\/\" >Show more<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"item cards  cards-find-more  press-release\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/uk-minerals-yearbook-2023-now-available-to-download\/\" class=\"media-wrap\" >\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/mineralsuk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/tungsten-hemerdon-mine-hemerdon-devon-tungsten-west.webp\" class=\"lazy-blur wp-post-image\" alt=\"Hemerdon mine, Devon. BGS \u00a9 UKRI.\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/mineralsuk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/tungsten-hemerdon-mine-hemerdon-devon-tungsten-west.webp\" \/>\t<\/a>\n\t\t<div class=\"info-wrap\">\n\t\t<div class=\"info\">\n\t\t\t<div>BGS news<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/uk-minerals-yearbook-2023-now-available-to-download\/\" >UK Minerals Yearbook 2023 now available to download<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t<p>04\/06\/2024<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The latest edition provides essential information about the production, consumption and trade of UK minerals up to 2022.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/uk-minerals-yearbook-2023-now-available-to-download\/\" >Show more<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"item cards  cards-find-more  press-release\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/over-600-mineral-exploration-project-reports-now-available-through-the-uk-critical-minerals-intelligence-centre\/\" class=\"media-wrap\" >\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/mineralsuk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/the-great-opencast-at-parys-mountain-mine-P556423.webp\" class=\"lazy-blur wp-post-image\" alt=\"the-great-opencast-at-parys-mountain-mine-P556423\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/mineralsuk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/the-great-opencast-at-parys-mountain-mine-P556423.webp\" \/>\t<\/a>\n\t\t<div class=\"info-wrap\">\n\t\t<div class=\"info\">\n\t\t\t<div>BGS news<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/over-600-mineral-exploration-project-reports-now-available-through-the-uk-critical-minerals-intelligence-centre\/\" >Over 600 mineral exploration project reports now available through the UK Critical Minerals Intelligence Centre<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t<p>17\/05\/2024<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>All 662 reports from the Mineral Exploration and Investigation Grants Act programme are now available on the Critical Minerals Intelligence Centre website. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/over-600-mineral-exploration-project-reports-now-available-through-the-uk-critical-minerals-intelligence-centre\/\" >Show more<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"item cards  cards-find-more  press-release\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/bgs-signs-memorandum-of-understanding-with-servico-geologico-do-brasil\/\" class=\"media-wrap\" >\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/mineralsuk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/20240303_164711_web-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lazy-blur wp-post-image\" alt=\"Representatives from the Servi\u00e7o Geol\u00f3gico do Brasil and BGS at the signing event. Copyright: Rafael Sandim\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/mineralsuk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/20240303_164711_web.jpg\" \/>\t<\/a>\n\t\t<div class=\"info-wrap\">\n\t\t<div class=\"info\">\n\t\t\t<div>BGS news<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/bgs-signs-memorandum-of-understanding-with-servico-geologico-do-brasil\/\" >BGS signs memorandum of understanding with Servi\u00e7o Geol\u00f3gico do Brasil<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t<p>10\/04\/2024<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The partnership will advance the two organisations\u2019 shared interests in mineral research and geoscience to help benefit society. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/bgs-signs-memorandum-of-understanding-with-servico-geologico-do-brasil\/\" >Show more<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"item cards  cards-find-more  press-release\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/world-mineral-production-2018-to-2022-is-now-available\/\" class=\"media-wrap\" >\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/mineralsuk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/World_Mineral_Production_2018_2022-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lazy-blur wp-post-image\" alt=\"BGS World Mineral Production 2018 to 2022\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/mineralsuk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/World_Mineral_Production_2018_2022.jpg\" \/>\t<\/a>\n\t\t<div class=\"info-wrap\">\n\t\t<div class=\"info\">\n\t\t\t<div>BGS news<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/world-mineral-production-2018-to-2022-is-now-available\/\" >World Mineral Production 2018 to 2022 is now available<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t<p>09\/04\/2024<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The latest edition of World Mineral Production has been released.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/world-mineral-production-2018-to-2022-is-now-available\/\" >Show more<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"item cards  cards-find-more  press-release\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/bgs-to-help-deliver-international-centre-of-excellence-on-sustainable-resource-management\/\" class=\"media-wrap\" >\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/mineralsuk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/pexels-xabi-oregi-16459372-150x150.webp\" class=\"lazy-blur wp-post-image\" alt=\"Flags of countries in front of the United Nations office at Geneva. \u00a9 Xabi Oregi, Pexels.\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/mineralsuk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/pexels-xabi-oregi-16459372.webp\" \/>\t<\/a>\n\t\t<div class=\"info-wrap\">\n\t\t<div class=\"info\">\n\t\t\t<div>BGS news<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/bgs-to-help-deliver-international-centre-of-excellence-on-sustainable-resource-management\/\" >BGS to help deliver International Centre of Excellence on Sustainable Resource Management<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t<p>27\/02\/2024<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>BGS has been announced as part of a consortium approved by the UN to deliver its International Centres of Excellence on Sustainable Resource Management.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/bgs-to-help-deliver-international-centre-of-excellence-on-sustainable-resource-management\/\" >Show more<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"item cards  cards-find-more  bgs-blogs\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/good-practice-for-sand-mining\/\" class=\"media-wrap\" >\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/mineralsuk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/sand-quarry-IMG-2918-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lazy-blur wp-post-image\" alt=\"Sand mining. BGS \u00a9 UKRI\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/mineralsuk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/sand-quarry-IMG-2918.jpg\" \/>\t<\/a>\n\t\t<div class=\"info-wrap\">\n\t\t<div class=\"info\">\n\t\t\t<div>BGS blogs<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/good-practice-for-sand-mining\/\" >Good practice for sand mining<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t<p>24\/10\/2023<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Tom Bide and Clive Mitchell outline how BGS is working on geoscience-led solutions for the global issue of sand mining.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/good-practice-for-sand-mining\/\" >Show more<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"item cards  cards-find-more  press-release\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/world-mineral-production-2017-to-2021-is-now-available\/\" class=\"media-wrap\" >\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/mineralsuk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/World-Mineral-Production-2017-to-2021-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lazy-blur wp-post-image\" alt=\"World Mineral Production 2017 to 2021. BGS \u00a9 UKRI.\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/mineralsuk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/World-Mineral-Production-2017-to-2021.jpg\" \/>\t<\/a>\n\t\t<div class=\"info-wrap\">\n\t\t<div class=\"info\">\n\t\t\t<div>BGS news<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/world-mineral-production-2017-to-2021-is-now-available\/\" >World Mineral Production 2017 to 2021 is now available<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t<p>14\/04\/2023<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The latest edition of World Mineral Production has been released.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/world-mineral-production-2017-to-2021-is-now-available\/\" >Show more<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"item cards  cards-find-more  press-release\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/latest-figures-show-mineral-production-driven-by-demand-for-electric-vehicles\/\" class=\"media-wrap\" >\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/mineralsuk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/ElectricVehicles_Mikes_photos_Pixabay-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lazy-blur wp-post-image\" alt=\"Electric Car - Image by MikesPhotos from Pixabay\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/mineralsuk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/ElectricVehicles_Mikes_photos_Pixabay.jpg\" \/>\t<\/a>\n\t\t<div class=\"info-wrap\">\n\t\t<div class=\"info\">\n\t\t\t<div>BGS news<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/latest-figures-show-mineral-production-driven-by-demand-for-electric-vehicles\/\" >Latest figures show mineral production driven by demand for electric vehicles<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t<p>24\/03\/2020<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/latest-figures-show-mineral-production-driven-by-demand-for-electric-vehicles\/\" >Show more<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\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\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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