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World Mineral Production 2019 to 2023. BGS © UKRI.
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Latest mineral production statistics for 2019 to 2023 released

28/04/2025

More than 70 mineral commodities have been captured in the newly published volume of World Mineral Production.

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BGS talks at EGU 2025

25/04/2025

BGS will be attending the European Geosciences Union’s annual General Assembly giving a number of talks and presentations throughout the week.

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Fieldwork setting up the Abergavenny geomagnetic repeat station BGS © UKRI.
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NERC Tech Forum 2025

Event on 03/06/2025

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The cliffs at Étretat, showing channelling in the Chalk and well-developed karstic dissolution pipes. BGS © UKRI 2025.
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Geology sans frontières

24/04/2025

Geology doesn’t stop at international borders, so BGS is working with neighbouring geological surveys and research institutes to solve common problems with the geology they share.

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The Great North Run

28/05/2021

The directions of true, grid and magnetic north will, for the first time, coincide at various locations in Great Britain between 2022 and 2026.

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Taking samples from the observatory
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Could abandoned coal mines in Glasgow support the UK’s net zero ambitions?

27/05/2021

The UK Geoenergy Observatory will allow scientists to better understand the processes and impacts of using warm water underneath UK cities as a sustainable heat source

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A small blue and yellow bird, a blue tit, using a clear, plastic feeder filled with yellowish seeds
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International Day for Biological Diversity

22/05/2021

At BGS we have a series of initiatives aimed at promoting various species of plants and animals on our sites.

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Crack in a wall due to subsidence
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Six ways to prepare your home for climate change related subsidence

19/05/2021

Subsidence caused by shrinking and swelling of the ground can lead to financial loss. How can you mitigate against it?

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Floodplain wetland, Eddleston
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Building with nature and geology to protect against flooding

30/04/2021

Discover how BGS is working alongside partners to investigate the effectiveness of natural flood management initiatives and mitigate the threat of flooding.

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BGS Hazard and resilience mo
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Five minutes with … the BGS Hazard and Resilience Modelling team

22/04/2021

Meet the team behind our geohazard products and datasets.

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Mine water drainage from an abandoned colliery in south Wales, UK
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Minewater heating and cooling: a 21st century resource for decarbonisation

20/04/2021

With interest in geothermal heat recovery and storage increasing, the British Geological Survey alongside BEIS and IEA Geothermal held a mine water heating and cooling symposium to connect industry professionals from around the world.

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Portrait of Mary Anning by Benjamin John Merifield Donne, 1850
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Mary Anning: a remarkable fossil collector

19/04/2021

Simon Harris explains what a letter, sent by Anning in 1822, can tell us about her life and work at the time.

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