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The sand and gravel resources of the country around West Tanfield, North Yorkshire : description of 1:25,000 sheet SE 27

Strong, G.E.; Giles, J.R.A.. 1983 The sand and gravel resources of the country around West Tanfield, North Yorkshire : description of 1:25,000 sheet SE 27. London, UK, British Geological Survey, 68pp. (Mineral Assessment Report 135) (Unpublished)

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Abstract/Summary

The geological maps of the Institute of Geological Sciences, pre-existing borehole information and boreholes drilled for the Industrial Minerals Assessment Unit form the basis of the assessment of the sand and gravel resources of the country around West Tanfield, North Yorkshire. All the deposits in the district that might be potentially workable for sand and gravel have been investigated and a simple statistical method has been used to estimate the volume. The reliability of the volume estimates is given at the symmetrical 95 per cent probability level. The assessed area is divided into three resource blocks, containing between 3.3 and 11.1 km2 of sand and gravel. For each block the geology of the deposits is described, and the mineral-bearing area, the mean thickness of overburden and mineral and the mean gradings are stated. Detailed borehole data are also given. The geology, the position of the boreholes and the outlines of the resource blocks are shown on the accompanying map.

Item Type: Publication - Report
Programmes: BGS Programmes > Economic Minerals
ISBN: 0118844350
Funders/Sponsors: British Geological Survey, Natural Environment Research Council
Additional Information. Not used in RCUK Gateway to Research.: This item has been internally reviewed, but not externally peer-reviewed.
Additional Keywords: sand, gravel
NORA Subject Terms: Earth Sciences
Date made live: 14 Jun 2023 15:34 +0 (UTC)
URI: https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/534982

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