Mineral resource polygons central belt of Scotland version 1

The British Geological Survey (BGS) was awarded a grant from the Scottish Government Aggregates Levy Fund in 2007 to provide a comprehensive, relevant and accessible information base to enhance the sustainability of mineral resources for 18 local authorities in the central belt of Scotland. BGS co-funded this project through its Sustainable Mineral Solutions project. This work was completed in March 2008. This dataset comprises the digital GIS files which were produced through this project. The major elements of minerals information presented are the geological distribution of all mineral resources in the Central Belt of Scotland. The BGS Mineral Resource data does not determine mineral reserves and therefore does not denote potential areas of extraction. Only onshore, mainland mineral resources are included in the dataset. This dataset has been produced by the collation and interpretation of mineral resource data principally held by the British Geological Survey. The mineral resource data presented are based on the best available information, but are not comprehensive and their quality is variable. The dataset should only be used to show a broad distribution of those mineral resources which may be of current or potential economic interest. The data should not be used to determine individual planning applications or in taking decisions on the acquisition or use of a particular piece of land, although they may give useful background information which sets a specific proposal in context.

英国地质调查局（BGS）于2007年获得苏格兰政府 aggregates Levy 基金资助，旨在为苏格兰中部地区的18个地方政府提供全面、相关且易于获取的信息基础，以提升矿产资源可持续性。BGS通过其可持续矿产资源解决方案项目共同资助了此项目。该工作于2008年3月完成。本数据集包含了通过该项目生成的数字GIS文件。展示的矿产资源信息主要元素为苏格兰中部地区所有矿产资源的地质分布。BGS矿产资源数据并不确定矿产资源储量，因此不表示潜在的采掘区域。数据集中仅包含陆地上的、大陆性的矿产资源。本数据集是通过英国地质调查局主要持有的矿产资源数据的汇编和解读而制作的。所展示的矿产资源数据基于最佳可用信息，但并非全面，其质量各异。本数据集仅应用于展示可能具有当前或潜在经济利益的那些矿产资源的大致分布。数据不应用于确定单个规划申请或在做出关于特定地块的获取或使用的决策，尽管它们可能提供有用的背景信息，从而将特定提案置于恰当的语境之中。