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The latest release of BGS BritPits provides information on more than 260 000 mineral workings in Great Britain, Northern Ireland, the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. 🏗️🗺️

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BritPit locations. BGS © UKRI – Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025 Extaction of fuller's earth from Steetley Minerals Fuller's Earth Quarry, Woburn Sands, Bedfordshire. BGS © UKRI
April 2, 2025 at 9:31 AM
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BGS’ data scientists have generated a summary map of the most commonly extracted mineral commodities by local authority area.

This data will be of use to organisations with an interest in the location of mineral extraction sites and their possible after-use.

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A graphic for the BritPits dataset which says 'contains more than 264000 records of onshore mineral workings including active, dormant and ceased sites as well as a range of mineral operations including mines, quarries and onshore oil and gas fields. Coverage is shown as Great Britain, N Ireland, Isle of Man, Channel Islands. In the background is a screengrab of the BritPits dataset.
February 18, 2026 at 4:49 PM
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BGS' BritPits map shows the distribution of worked mineral commodities across the UK - tinyurl.com/5ydmtaf6

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February 20, 2026 at 8:52 AM