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BGS identifies potential ‘critical minerals’ mining areas

Large parts of the United Kingdom have potential prospectivity for ‘critical raw materials’, according to the British Geological Survey (BGS). AREAS North and southwest England, Scotland, northwest Wales and Northern Ireland are key areas “particularly worthy” of more research. The BGS identified parts of Cumbria; the North Pennine ore field; Pembrokeshire; southwest England; an area […]

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UK opens first intelligence centre for critical minerals

The United Kingdom’s first centre designed to collect and analyse information on the supply of critical minerals opened today in Nottingham. CMIC The Government said that the Critical Minerals Intelligence Centre (CMIC) would improve the resilience of the county’s critical mineral supply chain by providing policymakers with “up-to-date data and analysis on supply, demand, and […]