Minerals - coal, evaporites and metals

What is it: 

These datasets contain information on mineral resources for the Scottish continental shelf as mapped, on behalf of the Crown Estate, by the British Geological Survey. The data have been inferred from geological data, review of relevant literature and interpretation of boreholes.

From April 2017 the Crown Estate assets in Scotland have been managed by a new body, Crown Estate Scotland.

Data originators: 
The Crown Estate
This information page is part of the theme: 
Aggregates
Mineral, evaporite and coal resources © The Crown Estate
More Information: 

These resources have not been evaluated on any systematic basis by drilling or by other sampling methods for the purposes of mineral exploration and as such represent areas where geological data supports the presence of an inferred mineral resource. As such the zoom level has been restricted.

Further information regarding the properties of these resources can be found on page 8 (coal); page 9 (evaporites) and page 10 (metals) of the Crown Estate report 'The Mineral Resources of Scottish Waters and the Central North Sea'.

This page was last modified on : 
Friday, March 9, 2018 - 07:48

Links and Resources

Map Type Click title for metadata and licence informationsort descending Date of data View Map
Map Layers (NMPi) Coal resources (hidden below 1:500,000) 2014-06-30 Access this map on NMPi
Map Layers (NMPi) Evaporite resources (hidden below 1:500,000) 2014-06-30 Access this map on NMPi
Map Layers (NMPi) Metallic mineral resources (hidden below 1:500,000) 2014-06-30 Access this map on NMPi
Type Title External link
Web link The Crown Estate - Mineral Resources of Scottish Waters and the Central North Sea www.thecrownestate.co.uk