{"id":6039,"date":"2020-02-16T11:42:18","date_gmt":"2020-02-16T11:42:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/?post_type=dataset&#038;p=6039"},"modified":"2024-04-02T08:02:31","modified_gmt":"2024-04-02T08:02:31","slug":"britpits","status":"publish","type":"dataset","link":"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/datasets\/britpits\/","title":{"rendered":"BritPits"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t\t<section class=\"hero-section hero-section-with-social\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hero-info-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hero-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1>BritPits<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>BGS Datasets<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"social-wrap social-wrap-inline-them\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sea-background-f\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>Share this article<\/span><a target=\"_blank\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/datasets\/britpits\/\"><span class=\"icon-facebook\"><span class=\"hidden\">Facebook<\/span><\/span><\/a><a target=\"_blank\"  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=BritPits&#038;url=https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/datasets\/britpits\/\"><span class=\"icon-twitter\"><span class=\"hidden\">Twitter<\/span><\/span><\/a><a   onclick=\"javascript:void( (function() {var e=document.createElement('script' );e.setAttribute('type','text\/javascript' );e.setAttribute('charset','UTF-8' );e.setAttribute('src','\/\/assets.pinterest.com\/js\/pinmarklet.js?r='+Math.random()*99999999);document.body.appendChild(e)})());\"  href=\"javascript:void(0);\"><span class=\"icon-pinterest\"><span class=\"hidden\">Pinterest<\/span><\/span><\/a><a target=\"_blank\"  href=\"https:\/\/wa.me?text=https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/datasets\/britpits\/\"><span class=\"icon-whatsapp\"><span class=\"hidden\">WhatsApp<\/span><\/span><\/a><a   href=\"mailto:?subject=BritPits&#038;body=BGS%20is%20engaged%20in%20surveying%20the%20country%20for%20former%20mineral%20sites%20due%20to%20their%20importance%20for%20planning%20purposes%20and%20as%20potential%20sources%20of%20currently%20scarce%20resources%20such%20as%20building%20stone,%20in%20addition%20to%20hazard%20checking.%20(https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/datasets\/britpits\/)\"><span class=\"icon-mail\"><span class=\"hidden\">Email<\/span><\/span><\/a><a href=\"#\" data-copy=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/datasets\/britpits\/\" class=\"copy-url-on-click\"><span class=\"icon-link\"><span class=\"hidden\">Copy Link<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-bgs-blocks-content-container content-section\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-12\">\n<p>The BritPits (an abbreviation of British Pits; the word &#8216;pits&#8217; is used here to include both surface and underground mineral workings) database holds information on:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>names of mines, quarries, oil wells, gas wells, ash and desulphogypsum plants<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>geographic location<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>address<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>operator<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>mineral planning authorities<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>geology<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>mineral commodities produced<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>end-uses (where known)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>For statistical and other uses, details of major mineral handling sites, such as wharfs and rail depots, are also held in the database. Details are available for the sites of both currently active and closed mineral workings.<\/p>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t<div  class=\"owl-carousel carousel-primary-color carousel owl-theme thumbs-carousel-js\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"item\"><figure  class=\"img-wrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/britpitsRegions.jpg\" data-toggle=\"lightbox\" data-footer=\"&lt;p&gt;BritPits regions. BGS \u00a9 UKRI \u2013 Contains OS data \u00a9 Crown copyright 2020.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-gallery=\"gallery_87850\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/britpitsRegions.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"BRITPITS Regions\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption sm-line\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"caption-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/themes\/bgs\/img\/info-caption.svg\" alt=\"Information icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"caption-text\"><p>BritPits regions. BGS \u00a9 UKRI \u2013 Contains OS data \u00a9 Crown copyright 2020.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"expand-box expand-box-top\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/britpitsRegions.jpg\" data-toggle=\"lightbox\" data-footer=\"&lt;p&gt;BritPits regions. BGS \u00a9 UKRI \u2013 Contains OS data \u00a9 Crown copyright 2020.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-gallery=\"gallery_87850\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/themes\/bgs\/img\/expand.svg\" alt=\"Expand icon\"><\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"item\"><figure  class=\"img-wrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/britpitsMap.jpg\" data-toggle=\"lightbox\" data-footer=\"&lt;p&gt;BRITPITS map. BGS \u00a9 UKRI \u2013 Contains OS data \u00a9 Crown copyright 2020&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-gallery=\"gallery_87850\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/britpitsMap.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"BRITPITS Maps\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption sm-line\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"caption-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/themes\/bgs\/img\/info-caption.svg\" alt=\"Information icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"caption-text\"><p>BRITPITS map. BGS \u00a9 UKRI \u2013 Contains OS data \u00a9 Crown copyright 2020<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"expand-box expand-box-top\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/britpitsMap.jpg\" data-toggle=\"lightbox\" data-footer=\"&lt;p&gt;BRITPITS map. BGS \u00a9 UKRI \u2013 Contains OS data \u00a9 Crown copyright 2020&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-gallery=\"gallery_87850\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/themes\/bgs\/img\/expand.svg\" alt=\"Expand icon\"><\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\n\n<p>We are engaged in surveying the country for former mineral sites due to their importance for planning purposes and as potential sources of currently scarce resources such as building stone, in addition to hazard checking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The database and its associated GIS provide a valuable tool for monitoring not only resource depletion, but also the extent that mineral sites have been restored to beneficial aftercare.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Versions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Three different versions of BritPits are available:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Full dataset<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Includes all entries in the BritPits database including historic sites. Contains over 230&nbsp;000 total entries.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The data is split into 17 regions (see map) but, for licencing purposes, it is supplied as 15 regions: the Isle of Man is supplied with Northern Ireland and the Channel Islands are supplied with south-west England.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Data is supplied as an Excel file and\/or a GIS point layer.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Active, inactive and dormant data<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Includes only the active, inactive and dormant mines\/quarries. Contains approximately 3300+ entries.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The dataset licensed as complete GB coverage.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The data is supplied as an Excel file and\/or a GIS point layer.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Index data<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Four attributes: easting, northing, status and name. This is a free dataset available as a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/technologies\/web-map-services-wms\/geoindex-wms-services\/\">WMS layer<\/a>&nbsp;or via the&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/mapapps2.bgs.ac.uk\/geoindex\/home.html?layer=BGSMinAM\">onshore GeoIndex<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<section   id=\"latest-content-1378-block_a1e3cc4e9876f05bf1ffc74932604a76\" class=\"grid-section  primary-background   \" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row header-of-section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>You may also be interested in<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row grid-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-lg-6 col-12\">\n\t<div class=\"cards cards-orizontal-sm  cards-find-more  cards-bordered\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/geological-data\/datasets\/\" class=\"media-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/feature_250kSample-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lazy-blur wp-post-image\" alt=\"BGS Geology 250k sample\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/feature_250kSample.jpg\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"info\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/geological-data\/datasets\/\">Datasets<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We have a wide range of  licensed geoscience data. The datasets range from the geological data family (BGS Geology) to offshore data, ground stability datasets and 3D models.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/geological-data\/datasets\/\">Show more<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-lg-6 col-12\">\n\t<div class=\"cards cards-orizontal-sm  cards-find-more  cards-bordered\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/datasets\/bgs-mineral-resources\/\" class=\"media-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/MineralResourceSample-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lazy-blur wp-post-image\" alt=\"Mineral resource sample map image\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/MineralResourceSample.jpg\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"info\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/datasets\/bgs-mineral-resources\/\">Mineral resources<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This dataset contains the geological distribution of all onshore mineral resources.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/datasets\/bgs-mineral-resources\/\">Show more<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-lg-6 col-12\">\n\t<div class=\"cards cards-orizontal-sm  cards-find-more  cards-bordered\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/datasets\/mining-hazard-not-including-coal-coverage\/\" class=\"media-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/NonCoalMining_local-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lazy-blur wp-post-image\" alt=\"Non Coal Mining Sample\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/NonCoalMining_local.jpg\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"info\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/datasets\/mining-hazard-not-including-coal-coverage\/\">Mining hazard (not including coal) coverage<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The mining hazard dataset provides essential information for planners and developers building in areas of former shallow underground mine workings.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/datasets\/mining-hazard-not-including-coal-coverage\/\">Show more<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BGS is engaged in surveying the country for former mineral sites due to their importance for planning purposes and as potential sources of currently scarce resources such as building stone, in addition to hazard checking.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":53223,"parent":0,"menu_order":65,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"on","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"britpits, mines, quarries, mineral, mine, quarry","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"17664,16523,16673,10201,9842,33594","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":""},"tags":[],"region":[8,116],"topic":[26,29],"purpose":[34,42],"area":[17],"challenge":[],"challenge_topic":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.3 - 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