{"id":418,"date":"2024-01-17T15:06:24","date_gmt":"2024-01-17T15:06:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/mineralsuk\/minerals\/mine-and-quarry\/directory-of-mines-and-quarries\/"},"modified":"2024-08-27T10:54:59","modified_gmt":"2024-08-27T09:54:59","slug":"directory-of-mines-and-quarries","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/mineralsuk\/minerals\/mine-and-quarry\/directory-of-mines-and-quarries\/","title":{"rendered":"Directory of Mines and Quarries"},"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>Directory of Mines and Quarries<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>MineralsUK &#8211; Mine and quarry<\/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\/minerals\/mine-and-quarry\/directory-of-mines-and-quarries\/\"><span class=\"icon-facebook\"><span class=\"hidden\">Facebook<\/span><\/span><\/a><a target=\"_blank\"  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=Directory%20of%20Mines%20and%20Quarries&#038;url=https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/mineralsuk\/minerals\/mine-and-quarry\/directory-of-mines-and-quarries\/\"><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\/minerals\/mine-and-quarry\/directory-of-mines-and-quarries\/\"><span class=\"icon-whatsapp\"><span class=\"hidden\">WhatsApp<\/span><\/span><\/a><a   href=\"mailto:?subject=Directory%20of%20Mines%20and%20Quarries&#038;body=The%20Directory%20of%20Mines%20and%20Quarries%20(DMQ)%20contains%20information%20on%20operational%20mineral%20sites%20in%20the%20UK%20during%20the%20period%202019%20to%202020.%20(https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/mineralsuk\/minerals\/mine-and-quarry\/directory-of-mines-and-quarries\/)\"><span class=\"icon-mail\"><span class=\"hidden\">Email<\/span><\/span><\/a><a href=\"#\" data-copy=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/mineralsuk\/minerals\/mine-and-quarry\/directory-of-mines-and-quarries\/\" 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\/bantycock-gypsum-quarry-newark.webp\" class=\"lazy-blur hero-img\" alt=\"Bantycock gypsum quarry Newark. \u00a9 Tony Cooper BGS \/ UKRI\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/mineralsuk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/05\/bantycock-gypsum-quarry-newark.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>BGS has been collecting location and other information about operating mineral workings in the UK since its formation in 1835. The current publication summarising this data is the Directory of Mines and Quarries (DMQ), Eleventh Edition, 2020. The DMQ is derived from data held in the BritPits database.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure  class=\"img-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/mineralsuk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/07\/DMQ_2020_Cover_300-dpi.jpg\" class=\"lazy-blur\" alt=\"Directory of Mines and Quarries 2020 cover. BGS \u00a9 UKRI.\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/mineralsuk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/07\/DMQ_2020_Cover_300-dpi.jpg\" \/><figcaption class=\"caption sm-line\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"caption-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/mineralsuk\/wp-content\/themes\/bgs\/img\/info-caption.svg\" alt=\"Information icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"caption-text\"><p>Directory of Mines and Quarries 2020 cover. BGS \u00a9 UKRI.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>This edition of the DMQ contains information on operational mineral sites in the UK during the period 2019 to 2020. Details of minerals produced or handled, geological formations worked, location and operator contact information are provided. These can be used for many purposes and are listed in a convenient form, firstly by commodity (natural gas; sandstone; limestone, etc.), then by mineral planning authority, and thirdly by operator (where known).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/mineralsuk\/download\/directory-of-mines-and-quarries-2020\/\">Directory of Mines and Quarries 2020<\/a>&nbsp;is available directly from BGS as a free pdf download. If you would like a printed copy, please contact our&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/contacts\/sales.html\">sales desk<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">BritPits<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The DMQ is derived from the BritPits database, which holds information on both active and ceased mineral workings, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>geographic location and address<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>mineral planning authority<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>operator<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>site geology<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>mineral commodities produced<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>commodity end uses<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The data is held in a relational database using an Oracle server and interfaced with using a MS Access front end. There are currently over 230&nbsp;000 records in the database and this number continues to rise in response to an ongoing systematic survey of former mineral sites in the UK.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Data is gathered from a number of sources:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>BGS&#8217;s own extensive records<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>mineral planning authorities (MPAs)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>the minerals industry<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>central Government departments and agencies (Coal Authority; Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, etc.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>BGS believes that BritPits is one of the most comprehensive and up-to-date information sources on mineral workings in the UK now available. The data can be used for many purposes (for example, generating mailing lists; route-planning; market intelligence and analysis and resource planning) and is currently supplied to a wide range of customers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We can supply data on active mineral workings either as a digital copy of the Directory of Mines and Quarries or as digital database extracts. We typically supply the data in GIS-compatible formats including ESRI shapefiles and MapInfo TAB; however, it can also be made available in MS Excel spreadsheets. These are&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/datasets\/britpits\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">available to licence from BGS<\/a>, together with data pertaining to ceased workings. A region-by-region&nbsp;indication of the data coverage&nbsp;is provided.<\/p>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t<div  class=\"owl-carousel carousel-primary-color carousel owl-theme thumbs-carousel-js\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"item\"><figure  class=\"img-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/mineralsuk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/07\/britpitsRegions.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"BritPits regions. BGS \u00a9 UKRI \u2013 Contains OS data \u00a9 Crown copyright 2020.\" \/><figcaption class=\"caption sm-line\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"caption-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/mineralsuk\/wp-content\/themes\/bgs\/img\/info-caption.svg\" alt=\"Information icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"caption-text\"><p>BritPits regions. BGS \u00a9 UKRI \u2013 Contains OS data \u00a9 Crown copyright 2020.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"item\"><figure  class=\"img-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/mineralsuk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/07\/britpitsMap.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"BRITPITS map. BGS \u00a9 UKRI \u2013 Contains OS data \u00a9 Crown copyright 2020.\" \/><figcaption class=\"caption sm-line\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"caption-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/mineralsuk\/wp-content\/themes\/bgs\/img\/info-caption.svg\" alt=\"Information icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"caption-text\"><p>BRITPITS map. BGS \u00a9 UKRI \u2013 Contains OS data \u00a9 Crown copyright 2020<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\n\n<p>A digital index of the locations of all currently active mineral workings can be viewed on the BGS website using the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/map-viewers\/geoindex-onshore\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Onshore GeoIndex<\/a>&nbsp;(accessed through the &#8216;Our data&#8217; section).<\/p>\n\n\n\t\t\t<div id=\"wysiwyg-5270-block_621a0f9f2d4d63dc956dab3f96fbc16d\" class=\"  \" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 responsive-table\"><table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th data-name=\"Region code\">Region code<\/th>\n<th data-name=\"Description\">Description<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody><tr>\n<td data-before=\"Region code\">CHA<\/td><td data-before=\"Description\">Channel Islands<br \/>\n(Note: grid coordinates are UTM)**<\/tr><tr>\n<td data-before=\"Region code\">CSCT<\/td><td data-before=\"Description\">Central Scotland<\/tr><tr>\n<td data-before=\"Region code\">EEN<\/td><td data-before=\"Description\">East England<\/tr><tr>\n<td data-before=\"Region code\">EMD<\/td><td data-before=\"Description\">East Midlands (England)<\/tr><tr>\n<td data-before=\"Region code\">IOM<\/td><td data-before=\"Description\">Isle Of Man*<\/tr><tr>\n<td data-before=\"Region code\">LON<\/td><td data-before=\"Description\">Greater London<\/tr><tr>\n<td data-before=\"Region code\">NEA<\/td><td data-before=\"Description\">North-east England<\/tr><tr>\n<td data-before=\"Region code\">NIR<\/td><td data-before=\"Description\">Northern Ireland<\/tr><tr>\n<td data-before=\"Region code\">NSCT<\/td><td data-before=\"Description\">North Scotland<\/tr><tr>\n<td data-before=\"Region code\">NWE<\/td><td data-before=\"Description\">North-west England<\/tr><tr>\n<td data-before=\"Region code\">NWLS<\/td><td data-before=\"Description\">North Wales<\/tr><tr>\n<td data-before=\"Region code\">SEA<\/td><td data-before=\"Description\">South-east England<\/tr><tr>\n<td data-before=\"Region code\">SSCT<\/td><td data-before=\"Description\">South Scotland<\/tr><tr>\n<td data-before=\"Region code\">SWE<\/td><td data-before=\"Description\">South-west England<\/tr><tr>\n<td data-before=\"Region code\">SWLS<\/td><td data-before=\"Description\">South Wales<\/tr><tr>\n<td data-before=\"Region code\">WMD<\/td><td data-before=\"Description\">West Midlands (England)<\/tr><tr>\n<td data-before=\"Region code\">YHU<\/td><td data-before=\"Description\">Yorkshire and Humberside (England)<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<p>* supplied with Northern Ireland<br \/>\n**supplied with South-west England<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<section   id=\"latest-content-9501-block_3f35d41404e1aa5645f8b404877a80a8\" 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\/minerals\/mine-and-quarry\/construction-minerals\/\" class=\"media-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/mineralsuk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/07\/P900337-thumb.jpg\" class=\"lazy-blur wp-post-image\" alt=\"A quarry dug into orange-coloured sand, with machinery and blue containers at the bottom of the quarry\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/mineralsuk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/07\/P900337-thumb.jpg\" \/>\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\/minerals\/mine-and-quarry\/construction-minerals\/\">Construction minerals<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Construction minerals include a wide range of materials including brick clay, building stone, construction aggregate, sand and gravel, gypsum, lime and cement raw materials.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/mineralsuk\/minerals\/mine-and-quarry\/construction-minerals\/\"><\/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\/minerals\/mine-and-quarry\/industrial-minerals\/\" class=\"media-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/mineralsuk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/05\/Fluorspar-ore-glebe-mine-stoney-middleton-derbyshire-uk-1.webp\" class=\"lazy-blur wp-post-image\" alt=\"Fluorspar ore. 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Kriel Colliery. \u00a9 Anglo American\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/mineralsuk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/05\/aac-120627-0209_155520.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\/minerals\/mine-and-quarry\/coal\/\">Coal<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>BGS information and maps on UK coal resources.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/mineralsuk\/minerals\/mine-and-quarry\/coal\/\"><\/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\/minerals\/mine-and-quarry\/industrial-mineral-assessment-unit-imau-reports-and-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\/Celestine_Sakoany_Mahajanga_Madagascar-8791-thumb.jpg\" class=\"lazy-blur wp-post-image\" alt=\"Celestine, Sakoany, Mahajanga, Madagascar\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/mineralsuk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/07\/Celestine_Sakoany_Mahajanga_Madagascar-8791-thumb.jpg\" \/>\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\/minerals\/mine-and-quarry\/industrial-mineral-assessment-unit-imau-reports-and-maps\/\">Industrial Mineral Assessment Unit (IMAU) reports and maps<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>IMAU survey reports on British sand and gravel, and other industrial mineral resources. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/mineralsuk\/minerals\/mine-and-quarry\/industrial-mineral-assessment-unit-imau-reports-and-maps\/\"><\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/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\t<div class=\"col-12\">\n\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<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Directory of Mines and Quarries (DMQ) contains information on operational mineral sites in the UK during the period 2019 to 2020.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":1290,"parent":102,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"1,72","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","footnotes":""},"tags":[],"class_list":["post-418","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - 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