BGS releases trove of historic Scottish mine plans

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“More than 500” abandoned Scottish non-coal mine plans added to huge UK repository of digital scans

Mine plan of Leadhills Mine in Lanarkshire

Mine plan of Leadhills Mine in Lanarkshire | Credits: BGS / Health & Safety Executive

The UK’s National Geoscience Data Centre (NGDC) has released the digitally-scanned plans to more than 500 abandoned Scottish non-coal mines, its supervisory body the British Geological Survey (BGS) announced…

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