{"id":618,"date":"2024-02-01T11:04:44","date_gmt":"2024-02-01T11:04:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/mineralsuk\/planning\/mineral-planning-factsheets-2\/"},"modified":"2026-01-28T13:48:51","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T13:48:51","slug":"mineral-planning-factsheets","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/mineralsuk\/planning\/mineral-planning-factsheets\/","title":{"rendered":"Mineral planning factsheets"},"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>Mineral planning factsheets<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>MineralsUK &#8211; Planning<\/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\/planning\/mineral-planning-factsheets\/\"><span class=\"icon-facebook\"><span class=\"hidden\">Facebook<\/span><\/span><\/a><a target=\"_blank\"  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=Mineral%20planning%20factsheets&#038;url=https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/mineralsuk\/planning\/mineral-planning-factsheets\/\"><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\/planning\/mineral-planning-factsheets\/\"><span class=\"icon-whatsapp\"><span class=\"hidden\">WhatsApp<\/span><\/span><\/a><a   href=\"mailto:?subject=Mineral%20planning%20factsheets&#038;body=BGS%20has%20produced%20a%20series%20of%20mineral%20planning%20factsheets%20covering%20economically%20important%20minerals%20that%20are%20extracted%20in%20Britain.%20%20(https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/mineralsuk\/planning\/mineral-planning-factsheets\/)\"><span class=\"icon-mail\"><span class=\"hidden\">Email<\/span><\/span><\/a><a href=\"#\" data-copy=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/mineralsuk\/planning\/mineral-planning-factsheets\/\" 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-inside-pit-21-resized.webp\" class=\"lazy-blur hero-img\" alt=\"Cavanacaw inside pit 21. \u00a9 PMcDonnell\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/mineralsuk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/05\/cavanacaw-inside-pit-21-resized.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\">        <div class=\"js-anchor-link-wrap anchor-link-wrap\" id=\"overview\"><span class=\"sr-only js-anchor-link\">Overview<\/span><\/div>\n        \n\n\n<p>BGS has produced a series of mineral planning factsheets. Originally commissioned to support the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister&#8217;s (now the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government) research project&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/mineralsuk\/download\/industrial-minerals-issues-for-planning\/\">Industrial minerals: issues for planning<\/a>&nbsp;report, the factsheets cover economically important minerals that are extracted in Britain. They are regularly updated and provide an overview of the supply of a specific mineral. They are primarily intended to inform the land-use planning process, but will be of much wider interest.<\/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\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/mineralsuk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/05\/Fluorspar-ore-glebe-mine-stoney-middleton-derbyshire-uk-1.webp\" data-toggle=\"lightbox\" data-footer=\"&lt;p&gt;Fluorspar ore. Glebe mine, Stoney Middleton, Derbyshire, UK. BGS \u00a9 NERC&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-gallery=\"gallery_5613\"><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=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Fluorspar ore. Glebe mine, Stoney Middleton, Derbyshire, UK. BGS \u00a9 NERC\" \/><\/a><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>Fluorspar ore. Glebe mine, Stoney Middleton, Derbyshire, UK. BGS \u00a9 NERC<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"expand-box expand-box-top\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/mineralsuk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/05\/Fluorspar-ore-glebe-mine-stoney-middleton-derbyshire-uk-1.webp\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/mineralsuk\/wp-content\/themes\/bgs\/img\/expand.svg\" alt=\"Expand icon\"><\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"item\"><figure  class=\"img-wrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/mineralsuk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/05\/glebe-mine-bow-rake-stoney-middleton-derbyshire-uk-1.webp\" data-toggle=\"lightbox\" data-footer=\"&lt;p&gt;Glebe Mine, Bow Rake, Stoney Middleton, Derbyshire, UK. BGS \u00a9 NERC&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-gallery=\"gallery_5613\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/mineralsuk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/05\/glebe-mine-bow-rake-stoney-middleton-derbyshire-uk-1.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Glebe Mine, Bow Rake, Stoney Middleton, Derbyshire, UK. BGS \u00a9 NERC\" \/><\/a><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>Glebe Mine, Bow Rake, Stoney Middleton, Derbyshire, UK. BGS \u00a9 NERC<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"expand-box expand-box-top\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/mineralsuk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/05\/glebe-mine-bow-rake-stoney-middleton-derbyshire-uk-1.webp\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/mineralsuk\/wp-content\/themes\/bgs\/img\/expand.svg\" alt=\"Expand icon\"><\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\n        <div class=\"js-anchor-link-wrap anchor-link-wrap\" id=\"table\"><span class=\"sr-only js-anchor-link\">Table of materials<\/span><\/div>\n        \n\n\t\t\t<div id=\"wysiwyg-8326-block_d15a0a4c5a91edbeb3c67e80e8071eb6\" class=\"  \" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 responsive-table\"><table>\n<caption>Mineral planning factsheets<\/caption>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th data-name=\"Material\">Material<\/th>\n<th data-name=\"Published\">Published<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody><tr>\n<td data-before=\"Material\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nora.nerc.ac.uk\/id\/eprint\/17429\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Alternative fossil fuels<\/a><\/td><td data-before=\"Published\">October 2011<\/tr><tr>\n<td data-before=\"Material\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nora.nerc.ac.uk\/id\/eprint\/17447\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ball clay<\/a><\/td><td data-before=\"Published\">June 2011<\/tr><tr>\n<td data-before=\"Material\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nora.nerc.ac.uk\/id\/eprint\/534423\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Barytes<\/a><\/td><td data-before=\"Published\">January 2006<\/tr><tr>\n<td data-before=\"Material\"><a href=\"http:\/\/nora.nerc.ac.uk\/id\/eprint\/532490\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Brick clay<\/a><\/td><td data-before=\"Published\">April 2022<\/tr><tr>\n<td data-before=\"Material\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nora.nerc.ac.uk\/id\/eprint\/537719\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Building and roofing stone<\/a><\/td><td data-before=\"Published\">June 2024<\/tr><tr>\n<td data-before=\"Material\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nora.nerc.ac.uk\/id\/eprint\/534438\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Calcite<\/a><\/td><td data-before=\"Published\">August 2004<\/tr><tr>\n<td data-before=\"Material\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nora.nerc.ac.uk\/id\/eprint\/534425\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cement<\/a><\/td><td data-before=\"Published\">May 2014<\/tr><tr>\n<td data-before=\"Material\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nora.nerc.ac.uk\/id\/eprint\/533861\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Coal<\/a><\/td><td data-before=\"Published\">June 2021<\/tr><tr>\n<td data-before=\"Material\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nora.nerc.ac.uk\/id\/eprint\/524079\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Construction aggregates<\/a><\/td><td data-before=\"Published\">June 2019<\/tr><tr>\n<td data-before=\"Material\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nora.nerc.ac.uk\/id\/eprint\/534435\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dolomite<\/a><\/td><td data-before=\"Published\">January 2006<\/tr><tr>\n<td data-before=\"Material\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nora.nerc.ac.uk\/id\/eprint\/534432\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fireclay<\/a><\/td><td data-before=\"Published\">October 2006<\/tr><tr>\n<td data-before=\"Material\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nora.nerc.ac.uk\/id\/eprint\/534428\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fluorspar<\/a><\/td><td data-before=\"Published\">March 2010<\/tr><tr>\n<td data-before=\"Material\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nora.nerc.ac.uk\/id\/eprint\/534433\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fuller&#8217;s Earth<\/a><\/td><td data-before=\"Published\">January 2006<\/tr><tr>\n<td data-before=\"Material\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nora.nerc.ac.uk\/id\/eprint\/534434\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gypsum<\/a><\/td><td data-before=\"Published\">January 2006<\/tr><tr>\n<td data-before=\"Material\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nora.nerc.ac.uk\/id\/eprint\/540948\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">High specification aggregates<\/a> <span class=\"sr-only\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/td><td data-before=\"Published\">December 2025<\/tr><tr>\n<td data-before=\"Material\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nora.nerc.ac.uk\/id\/eprint\/534429\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kaolin<\/a><\/td><td data-before=\"Published\">September 2009<\/tr><tr>\n<td data-before=\"Material\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nora.nerc.ac.uk\/id\/eprint\/534436\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Limestone<\/a><\/td><td data-before=\"Published\">January 2006<\/tr><tr>\n<td data-before=\"Material\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nora.nerc.ac.uk\/id\/eprint\/534426\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Metals<\/a><\/td><td data-before=\"Published\">October 2015<\/tr><tr>\n<td data-before=\"Material\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nora.nerc.ac.uk\/id\/eprint\/540518\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Industrial sand future markets<\/a><span class=\"sr-only\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/td><td data-before=\"Published\">November 2025<\/tr><tr>\n<td data-before=\"Material\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nora.nerc.ac.uk\/id\/eprint\/534439\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Miscellaneous<\/a><\/td><td data-before=\"Published\">2005<\/tr><tr>\n<td data-before=\"Material\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nora.nerc.ac.uk\/id\/eprint\/534437\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Natural hydraulic limes<\/a><\/td><td data-before=\"Published\">March 2005<\/tr><tr>\n<td data-before=\"Material\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nora.nerc.ac.uk\/id\/eprint\/17428\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Onshore oil and gas<\/a><\/td><td data-before=\"Published\">April 2011<\/tr><tr>\n<td data-before=\"Material\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nora.nerc.ac.uk\/id\/eprint\/534427\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Potash<\/a><\/td><td data-before=\"Published\">April 2011<\/tr><tr>\n<td data-before=\"Material\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nora.nerc.ac.uk\/id\/eprint\/534431\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Salt<\/a><\/td><td data-before=\"Published\">January 2006<\/tr><tr>\n<td data-before=\"Material\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nora.nerc.ac.uk\/id\/eprint\/527215\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Silica sand<\/a><\/td><td data-before=\"Published\">January 2020<\/tr><tr>\n<td data-before=\"Material\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nora.nerc.ac.uk\/id\/eprint\/534430\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Underground storage<\/a><\/td><td data-before=\"Published\">February 2008<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<p><!-- table end --><\/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-6151-block_d596957ffa86b6d86fc74c370c9388e6\" 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\/planning\/industrial-minerals-planning\/\" class=\"media-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/mineralsuk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/08\/barytes-mine-development-duntanlich-mine.webp\" class=\"lazy-blur wp-post-image\" alt=\"Barytes mine development, Duntanlich Mine, Logierait, Perthshire - MI SWACO - Schlumberger\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/mineralsuk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/08\/barytes-mine-development-duntanlich-mine.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\/planning\/industrial-minerals-planning\/\">Industrial minerals planning<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Industrial minerals are vital to a modern economy: they underpin manufacturing industry, construction and agriculture and have important environmental applications.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/mineralsuk\/planning\/industrial-minerals-planning\/\"><\/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\/planning\/construction-minerals-planning\/\" class=\"media-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/mineralsuk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/08\/scrooby-q-sd-doncaster-10.webp\" class=\"lazy-blur wp-post-image\" alt=\"Scrooby Q sand and gravel Doncaster. \u00a9 Clive Mitchell BGS \/ UKRI\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/mineralsuk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/08\/scrooby-q-sd-doncaster-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\/planning\/construction-minerals-planning\/\">Construction minerals planning<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Information on construction minerals, such as aggregates, produced in the UK<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/mineralsuk\/planning\/construction-minerals-planning\/\"><\/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\/planning\/onshore-maps\/\" class=\"media-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/mineralsuk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/08\/glensanda-quarry-scotland-sized.webp\" 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BGS \u00a9 NERC\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/mineralsuk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/08\/glensanda-quarry-scotland-sized.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\/planning\/onshore-maps\/\">Onshore maps<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This series of maps include details on the geological distribution of onshore mineral resources, extraction sites, extent of planning permission and nature-conservation designations. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/mineralsuk\/planning\/onshore-maps\/\"><\/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\/planning\/uk-mineral-ownership\/\" class=\"media-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/mineralsuk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/08\/P941243-muir-dean.webp\" class=\"lazy-blur wp-post-image\" alt=\"Muir Dean. 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