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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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Dr Marie Cowan @ UKRI
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BGS’s Dr Marie Cowan honoured by Royal Irish Academy for contribution to society

22/05/2020

Dr Marie Cowan, Director of the Geological Survey of Northern Ireland, has received the major national honour for her contribution to society on the island of Ireland.

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African savanna elephants: Fiona Sach/British Geological Survey © UKRI
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Science is helping us to understand why African elephants move between landscapes

20/05/2020

Growing concern for African elephants has prompted scientists to understand more about their movement choices.

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Dr Tim Gregory has been studying meteorites
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Tiny specks of dust formed billions of years ago tell us about the birth of our entire solar system

19/05/2020

Scientists trace dust found in meteorites using new methods.

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Indonesian rice fields
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New tsunami risk identified in Indonesia

30/04/2020

Scientists have identified a potential new tsunami risk in Indonesia by mapping below the seabed of the Makassar Strait.

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Drops of water falling into a container
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Climate change and urbanisation set to threaten quality of drinking water

16/04/2020

Much of the world’s population faces a threat to the quality and availability of their drinking water.

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Scientists report drop in Earth’s movement amid coronavirus lockdown

09/04/2020

A study in Brussels reported a drop in ambient seismic noise after the coronavirus lockdown started.

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BGS Virtual Open Day 2020
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Inside BGS — virtual Open Days

Event from 14/10/2020 to 17/10/2020

In October 2020 BGS held a series of mini virtual open days with talks, tours, interactive workshops and social media takeovers. We have saved some of this content so you can enjoy it later.

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