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 *** sites in Wales in April 2014, and fewer in the following year.
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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 ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 04, 2026, from /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. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 04, 2026. /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. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 04, 2026. /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." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 1 Sep 2016, /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 ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/374174/natural-mineral-mining-sites-in-the-united-kingdom-uk-by-region/ (last visited August 04, 2026)
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: /statistics/374174/natural-mineral-mining-sites-in-the-united-kingdom-uk-by-region/
