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Plans Of Abandoned Mines (Coal & Oil Shale) For Scotland Held On Microfilm.

This is the current revision of this dataset, as edited at 03 Jun 2011.

The collection includes colour microfilm aperture card copies of 7,170 plans of mine workings for coal and oil shale dating from 1872 onwards deposited on abandonment of a mine in compliance with the Coal Mines Regulation Act. An additional c.5,000 coal 'working' plans, mostly pre-dating 1872, formerly belonging to British Coal, have been added to the abandonment plan collection. The latter are held as black & white microfilm aperture cards. The collection includes plans of workings for other minerals, notably ironstone, where worked with coal. The microfilms are held on behalf of the Coal Authority who hold the original plans on behalf of the Health & Safety Executive (HSE). Original plans are held by the Coal Authority, Mansfield. No complete digital index held by BGS. An up to date finding aid is provided by the Coal Authority's paper 'Catalogue of Plans of Abandoned Mines'. The collection is believed to be fairly complete for mines abandoned since the 1872 Act. Plans were added from the British Coal plan collections to fill gaps in holdings, particularly for mines abandoned prior to 1872. Relates to coalfield areas of Central Scotland.

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  • Either: (i) the dataset is made freely available, e.g. via the Internet, for a restricted category of use (e.g. educational use only); or (ii) the dataset has not been formally approved by BGS for access and use by external clients under licence, but its use may be permitted under alternative formal arrangements; or (iii) the dataset contains 3rd party data or information obtained by BGS under terms and conditions that must be consulted in order to determine the permitted usage of the dataset. Refer to the BGS staff member responsible for the creation of the dataset if further advice is required. He / she should be familiar with the composition of the dataset, particularly with regard to 3rd party IPR contained in it, and any resultant use restrictions. This staff member should revert to the IPR Section (ipr@bgs.ac.uk) for advice, should the position not be clear.  

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Dataset Extent:
Latitude:
 60.8400° to 54.6000°
Longitude:
 -8.6500° to -0.5300°

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Temporal coverage 1872
Harvest URL http://metadata.bgs.ac.uk/geonetwork/srv/en/csw?
Harvest Date 05/07/2012 11:50
Harvest GUID 9df8df52-d7bd-37a8-e044-0003ba9b0d98
Extent Latitude: 60.8400° to 54.6000°
Longitude: -8.6500° to -0.5300°
Spatial reference system urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::27700
Metadata date 4/7/2012
Dataset reference date 1872 (publication)
Frequency of update irregular
Responsible party British Geological Survey (distributor)
Access constraints Access subject to NGRC conditions and regulations relating to consultation of archival material. Fees for access contained in BGS charging policy. Post 1974 plans cannot be copied without the written consent of the mine owner.
Metadata language English
Gemini2 resource type dataset
Date added computed No value
Date updated computed No value

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