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Map of BGS BritPits showing the distribution of worked mineral commodities across the country
18/02/2026
BGS’s data scientists have generated a summary map of the most commonly extracted mineral commodities by local authority area, demonstrating the diverse nature of British mineral resources.
Funding awarded to map the stocks and flows of technology metals in everyday electronic devices
12/02/2026
A new BGS project has been awarded Circular Electricals funding from Material Focus to investigate the use of technology metals in everyday electrical items.
MARC Conference 2025: highlighting the importance of conferences to PhD students
16/02/2026
BGS and University of Nottingham PhD student Paulina Baranowska shares her experience presenting her research on nuclear forensics at her first international conference.
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Success for Sustainable Labs Initiative
31/03/2021
Improving the sustainability of our laboratories is integral to the BGS Environmental Sustainability Strategy.
Uncovering secrets of the Mariana Trench
31/03/2021
Scientists have discovered that the true extent of the deepest parts of our oceans may be far larger than they previously thought.
CO2 storage testbed consultation
30/03/2021
BGS and NERC are now seeking views on possible research priorities for a potential new storage testbed
Extractive Industry Geology 2022 conference
Event from 06/07/2022 to 09/07/2022
Peter Chalk Centre, University of Exeter
ODA statement
29/03/2021
BGS is currently working across NERC/UKRI and with all its partners to understand the impact on our current ODA funded projects.
Insights into the ‘missing link’ of how copper ore deposits form
26/03/2021
Porphyry deposits provide around 75 per cent of the world’s copper, which is in increasing demand as a major raw material in power infrastructure and green technologies.
Funding for a new type of mass spectrometer to aid net zero research
25/03/2021
This new instrument will be used to characterise the geochemistry of microscopic, solid-rock materials.
iGeology: enhancing the visibility of BGS map data and reports
24/03/2021
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