The Mineral Occurrence Database contains over 12000 entries from all parts of Great Britain. It
includes mineral occurrences associated with old mines and trials, unexploited more recent
discoveries and panned stream sediment concentrates (mainly gold grains). It was developed in
Oracle, using an Access interface with the user, in the mid 1990s. The database structure has
been unaltered for many years. It now requires a thorough re-examination of all the entries to
check their validity as well as a re-examination of the relationships between tables as some of the
links have become corrupted and new data entry is either difficult or impossible.
The database has an important role in the future with the increasing interest in mine waste and
environmental contamination, as well as to assist any commercial mineral exploration companies
if necessary. However, this can only be realised if the database is current, accurate and
comprehensive in both coverage and content.
The database has many problems and these are detailed in this report together with possible
solutions. In addition, a number of suggestions are made for the update of the database, with
estimates for the time required
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