Groundwater: how BGS is helping to make the invisible visible
Great Britain has over 250 000 documented mining sites and the underground voids resulting from past mining activity pose a possible hazard. Knowledge of the distribution of former mining areas will help us to plan for future development and ongoing maintenance.
Supporting decision making for the sustainable supply of mineral, energy and water resources with a focus on the transition to net zero.
Eight UK regions identified as ‘just right’ in terms of geological conditions to drive the country’s net zero energy ambitions.
The BGS team features a wide range of geoscience specialists. Find out more about our staff, senior management board and the BGS board.
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.
BGS’s new Selfrag machine is helping to unearth the history of rocks.
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