Core areas known to contain important sand and gravel resources. Published as part of the research project Mineral Resource Assessment of the UK Continental Shelf commissioned by The Crown Estate. Mineral resource information was compiled following a desk study of data held by the BGS and external sources. Bide, T.P., Balson, P.S., Mankelow, J.M., Shaw, R.A., Walters, A.S. and Campbell, E. (2013). The Mineral Resources of Welsh Waters and the Irish Sea. British Geological Survey Open Report, OR/12/097. 26pp.

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