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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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Geothermal evidence report, titled ‘Evidence report supporting the deep geothermal energy White Paper: the case for deep geothermal energy – unlocking investment at scale in the UK.’ BGS © UKRI.
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Evidence report on deep geothermal energy opportunities in the UK released

16/11/2023

BGS has published a detailed evidence report that underpins a deep geothermal White Paper.

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Sophia Dowell, PhD student at BGS, conducting her research in Kenya. BGS © UKRI.
Research highlight
The optimisation of plutonium separation

07/11/2023

BGS research leads to advancements in the detection of plutonium and ultimately the determination of soil erosion rates in tropical soils.

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Mount Millar. Dr Teal Riley, BAS © UKRI.
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Antarctic mountain named in honour of BGS scientist

06/11/2023

BGS’s Ian Millar has been honoured for his geological research in Antarctica by having a mountain on the continent named after him.

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Extract from Offshore Yorkshire map showing folded and faulted Redcar Mudstone Formation with marine muds, sands and gravels. Bathymetry data acquired by the MCA © Crown Copyright 2022
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Industry-leading data sharing partnership announced

02/11/2023

A data sharing partnership has been agreed between BGS and Ossian, allowing BGS to advance its knowledge of the rock and soil conditions under the seabed.

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Nastassja Simenski and Angenita Teekens visiting the National Geological Respository . © Emma Bee
BGS blogs
The art of boreholes: Essex artists visit the BGS to be inspired by our library of geological core

02/11/2023

Two UK-based artists visitors aim to turn art and earth science into a collaborative experience that facilitates discussion on land usage.

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Glastonbury Tor rises above the low-lying wetlands of the Somerset Levels, one of the sample areas for the new research. BGS © UKRI.
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New method developed to identify wetland inhabitants

01/11/2023

BGS-led research has helped develop a method to identify ancient human and animal wetland inhabitants.

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(L to R) Rebecca Ní Chonchubhair, Kirstin lemon, Paul Wilson, Marie Cowan and Mark Cooper. BGS © UKRI
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New book launched on groundwater in Northern Ireland

30/10/2023

BGS and the Geological Survey of Northern Ireland (GSNI) have launched a new book and map on Northern Ireland’s groundwater.

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Sand mining. BGS © UKRI
BGS blogs
Good practice for sand mining

24/10/2023

Tom Bide and Clive Mitchell outline how BGS is working on geoscience-led solutions for the global issue of sand mining.

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