This statistic ranks the regions of the United Kingdom (UK) by the number of natural mineral mining sites as of April 2014 to April 2016. Scotland had the most natural mineral mines, the greatest number of which were for the mining of igneous and metamorphic rock. There were 144 sites in Wales in April 2014, and seven fewer in the following year.
Number of natural mineral mining sites in the United Kingdom (UK) as of April 2015 and 2016, by region
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British Geological Survey. (September 1, 2016). Number of natural mineral mining sites in the United Kingdom (UK) as of April 2015 and 2016, by region [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/374174/natural-mineral-mining-sites-in-the-united-kingdom-uk-by-region/
British Geological Survey. "Number of natural mineral mining sites in the United Kingdom (UK) as of April 2015 and 2016, by region." Chart. September 1, 2016. Statista. Accessed March 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/374174/natural-mineral-mining-sites-in-the-united-kingdom-uk-by-region/
British Geological Survey. (2016). Number of natural mineral mining sites in the United Kingdom (UK) as of April 2015 and 2016, by region. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/374174/natural-mineral-mining-sites-in-the-united-kingdom-uk-by-region/
British Geological Survey. "Number of Natural Mineral Mining Sites in The United Kingdom (Uk) as of April 2015 and 2016, by Region." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Sep 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/374174/natural-mineral-mining-sites-in-the-united-kingdom-uk-by-region/
British Geological Survey, Number of natural mineral mining sites in the United Kingdom (UK) as of April 2015 and 2016, by region Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/374174/natural-mineral-mining-sites-in-the-united-kingdom-uk-by-region/ (last visited March 19, 2024)
Number of natural mineral mining sites in the United Kingdom (UK) as of April 2015 and 2016, by region [Graph], British Geological Survey, September 1, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/374174/natural-mineral-mining-sites-in-the-united-kingdom-uk-by-region/