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Government pushes UK to be skills leader in exploration and mining

The UK could once more be a skills leader in exploration and mining as well as a leading player in the global race for critical minerals, said the Government today. UK CRITICAL MINERALS STRATEGY Business secretary Kwasi Kwarteng was speaking as he announced the UK’s first ever critical minerals strategy. The policy paper ‘Resilience for […]

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BGS submits report on shale gas extraction to Government

The British Geological Survey (BGS) said it had submitted its report to the Government on the latest scientific evidence around shale gas extraction. CONSIDERATION On 5 April 2022, Secretary of State Kwasi Kwarteng at the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy Strategy (BEIS) commissioned a review on the any recent developments on shale gas extraction. […]

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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 […]