MINESCAN
This is a spatial dataset containing point data of mine sites (metaliferous non-metaliferous) in Wales. Data taken from minescan spreadsheet data. The purpose of this data capture was to form a spatial framework for MINESCAN sites. In 1996 the Minescan project ran for four years. This was commissioned by the former Countryside Council for Wales and John S. Mason undertook the project as a consultant to the National Museum and Galleries of Wales (NMGW). The project involved field assessments of the conservation value of over 1000 old mines and other mineralogical sites throughout Wales, and the data obtained permitted an objective ranking of the sites relative to one another. As a primary result, a comprehensive network of SSSI and RIGS sites was identified, representing all aspects of mineralisation and metallogenesis in Wales. These sites have a real chance of survival as future scientific resources.
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Identification
- Identifier
- NRW_DS99411
- Alternative Title
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- MINESCAN.LYR
- minescan
- Safleoedd Mwyngloddio
- Metadata Language
- English
- Lineage
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MINESCAN Survey by National Museum of Wales for joint CCW/NMGW project. The MINESCAN project ran in the late 1990s and looked at all mine sites across Wales with the aim of evaluating their geoconservation importance. This included a desk study capturing the location of all mine sites which were recorded in a spreadsheet and at some stage a GIS point layer was created. The sites deemed of conservation importance were listed as SSSI or RIGS value and were progressed in the next part of the project. Information warning: We are unable to audit the complete dataset to correct any errors. The sites that are showing as located in England and off the Welsh coast are incorrect and should be discounted. Errors in the grid references may have happened at numerous stages and there may not have been accurate grid references for some sites referred to in the literature.
- Dataset Reference Date (Publication)
- 2004-06-01
Temporal Extent
- Begin date
- 2000-01-01
- End date
- 2004-06-01
- Topic category
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- Geoscientific information
- Imagery base maps earth cover
- Environment
Extent
Extent
- Geographic Extent
- Wales (WLS)
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Distribution
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Geographic Information System
Geographic Information System
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Arc GIS format
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Geographic Information System
Geographic Information System
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Quality
Data quality
- Quality Scope
- Dataset
- Lineage
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MINESCAN Survey by National Museum of Wales for joint CCW/NMGW project. The MINESCAN project ran in the late 1990s and looked at all mine sites across Wales with the aim of evaluating their geoconservation importance. This included a desk study capturing the location of all mine sites which were recorded in a spreadsheet and at some stage a GIS point layer was created. The sites deemed of conservation importance were listed as SSSI or RIGS value and were progressed in the next part of the project. Information warning: We are unable to audit the complete dataset to correct any errors. The sites that are showing as located in England and off the Welsh coast are incorrect and should be discounted. Errors in the grid references may have happened at numerous stages and there may not have been accurate grid references for some sites referred to in the literature.
Keywords
Keywords
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Citation
- Date (Publication)
- 2008-06-01
Keywords
- NRW Thesaurus
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- Minescan
- mines (mining)
- geological sites
- geographical information systems (GIS)
- Type
- Theme
Citation
- Date (Publication)
- 2023-12-31
Spatial Reference System
Content
Content Information
NRW Profile
Custom Elements
- NRW Related Title
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Welsh metallophyte and metallogenic evaluation project : results of a minesite survey of Clwyd, North East Wales
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Welsh metallophyte and metallogenic evaluation project : results of a minesite survey of Glamorgan and Gwent
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Welsh metallophyte and metallogenic evaluation project : results of a minesite survey of Dyfed and Powys
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Welsh metallophyte and metallogenic evaluation project : results of a minesite survey of Gwynedd
Constraints
Constraints
Limitations on Public Access and Use
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Access Constraints Directive
- Limitations
- no limitations
Access Constraints Text
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NRW is legally obliged to give public access to the data and information which it holds unless specific legal exceptions apply, for example, if the data is personal or if release of the data would result in environmental harm
Use Constraints
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© CNC/NRW 2004 You may reproduce this dataset free of charge for non-commercial and internal business purposes in any format or medium, provided that you do so accurately, acknowledging both the source and NRW's copyright, and do not use it in a misleading context.
Metadata
Metadata
- File Identifier
- 4f4c4942-4343-5764-6473-3939343131 XML
- Metadata Language
- English
- Resource type
- Dataset
- Metadata Date
- 2024-05-30T15:11:39.552Z
- Metadata Standard Name
- NRW
- Metadata Standard Version
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1.0