No, Anglesey doesn’t have measles
No, Anglesey doesn’t have measles, this is from the latest index map showing all quarries, mines and extraction pits across the UK, produced by the BGS. Anglesey has sand and gravel pits, rock quarries, some slate mines, lots of copper mines and brick works using clay and crushed quartzite………
The BGS BritPits (an abbreviation of British Pits) dataset provides information on surface and underground mineral workings in Great Britain, Northern Ireland, the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. Sadly only the index is available free but each record holds information on the following:
- names of mines, quarries, oil wells, gas wells, ash and desulphogypsum plants
- geographic location
- address
- operator
- mineral planning authorities
- geology
- mineral commodities produced
- operational status
The data will be of interest to bodies in both the public and private sector to identify the location of mineral extraction sites and their possible after-use. For statistical and other uses, details of major mineral handling sites, such as wharfs and rail depots, are also held in the database. Details are available for the sites of both currently active and closed mineral workings.