Mineral resource information for development plans Bedfordshire : resources and constraints

Highley, D.E.; Cameron, D.G.. 1995 Mineral resource information for development plans Bedfordshire : resources and constraints. Nottingham, UK, British Geological Survey, 26pp. (Mineral Resources Series, WF/95/002) (Unpublished)

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Abstract/Summary

This report has been prepared to be used in conjunction with the Mineral Resources Map of Bedfordshire. The principal aim of the report and its associated map is to show the broad distribution of mineral resources of current or potential economic interest in Bedfordshire and to relate these to selected, nationally-recognised planning constraints on extraction of minerals. The work is intended to assist in the consideration and preparation of development plan policies in respect of mineral extraction and the protection of important mineral resources. The map of Bedfordshire shows the extent of inferred resources, that is, those mineral resources that can be defined from available geological information. They have neither been evaluated by drilling or other sampling methods, nor had their technical properties characterised on any systematic basis. In addition, the mineral resources shown on the map take no account of the planning constraints that may limit their working. That part of a mineral resource which has been fully evaluated and is commercially viable to work is called a reserve or mineral reserve. The relationship between inferred resources shown on the map and evaluated and commercial deposits (reserves) is described in more detail in Appendix 3. In the context of land-use planning, however, the term reserve should strictly be limited to those minerals for which a valid planning permission for extraction exists (i.e. permitted reserves). The map has been produced by the collation and interpretation of data held by the British Geological Survey. The geological lines are taken, with some generalisations, from available BGS 1:63 630 or 1:50 000 scale maps, with some modifications based on modern local surveys which are as yet unpublished. The published maps are based on 1:10 560 or 1:10 000 scale surveys, which cover the whole county, but the quality, detail and reliability of the surveys varies greatly, even within one sheet, although generally, the more recent the survey, the more reliable it is likely to be.

Item Type:	Publication - Report
Programmes:	BGS Programmes > Economic Minerals
Funders/Sponsors:	British Geological Survey, Department of the Environment
Additional Information. Not used in RCUK Gateway to Research.:	This item has been internally reviewed, but not externally peer-reviewed. This report accompanies the 1:100,000 scale map : Bedfordshire mineral resources
Additional Keywords:	mineral resources
NORA Subject Terms:	Earth Sciences
Date made live:	18 Aug 2023 11:11 +0 (UTC)
URI:	https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/535098

Item Type:

Publication - Report

Programmes:

BGS Programmes > Economic Minerals

Funders/Sponsors:

British Geological Survey, Department of the Environment

Additional Information. Not used in RCUK Gateway to Research.:

This item has been internally reviewed, but not externally peer-reviewed. This report accompanies the 1:100,000 scale map : Bedfordshire mineral resources

Additional Keywords:

mineral resources

NORA Subject Terms:

Earth Sciences

Date made live:

18 Aug 2023 11:11 +0 (UTC)

URI:

https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/535098