BGS BritPits version 4
type: Dataset
description: The BGS BritPits version 4 is derived from a BGS database, which contains records of mineral workings covering the Great Britain, Northern Ireland, Isle of Man and Channel Islands. The coverage includes active, inactive, dormant and ceased sites and a range of mineral operations, including mines, quarries, onshore oil and gas fields, together with wharfs and rail depots handling mineral products and industrial processes which produce a mineral product. The information on currently active sites is continually updated with the cooperation of both local authorities and the minerals industry.
issued: 2026-02-11T20:30:19.683682
modified: 2026-08-06T20:33:21.364248
spatial: Location
  geometry: {"type": "Polygon", "coordinates": [[[-5.4000, 54.0000], [-8.1000, 54.0000], [-8.1000, 55.4000], [-5.4000, 55.4000], [-5.4000, 54.0000]]]}
keyword: Commodity economics
keyword: Mines
keyword: Mining
keyword: NERC_DDC
keyword: Open cut mining
keyword: Pits
keyword: Quarries
keyword: Quarrying
keyword: Sand pits

BGS Datasets - BritPits
type: Distribution
description: Resource locator
issued: 2026-08-06T20:33:21.421535
modified: 2026-08-06T20:33:21.368771
access URL: https://www.bgs.ac.uk/datasets/britpits/

Citation Information - Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
type: Distribution
description: British Geological Survey. (2026). BGS BritPits version 4. British Geological Survey. (Dataset). https://doi.org/10.5285/f6b41d3c-b881-4f3d-8e10-40dc7262de1a
issued: 2026-08-06T20:33:21.421536
modified: 2026-08-06T20:33:21.368846
access URL: https://doi.org/10.5285/f6b41d3c-b881-4f3d-8e10-40dc7262de1a

British Geological Survey (BGS)
type: Organization