Historical background

On this site you will find background articles offering:

• introductions to human involvement with various minerals
• introductions to mining activity in the UK
• links to sites with more detail on these topics
• links to museums, libraries and archives where you can see more

Minerals

• Coal
• Rocks and Minerals
• Gas
• Oil and Gas Exploration
• Quarrying

Mining And Minerals In The UK

• East Midlands
• Eastern England
• London
• North East England
• North West England
• Scotland
• South East England
• South West England
• West Midlands
• Yorkshire

Further Information

• Image Gallery
• Famous People
• Gazetteers
• Facts And Figures
• Finding People
• Mining Myths
• Buildings At Risk

Museums

Some leading museums with mineral and mining connections.

Links to mining and mineral web-sites