Prices of licensable coal mining data
Published 28 November 2024
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1. Price list per royalty unit
The Mining Remediation Authority licence applied to data supplied to third parties, including the Mining Remediation Authority’s own mining reports business, for the purpose of creating mining search reports and related products as described by the Mining Remediation Authority’s public task.
These royalty rates apply with effect from 1 April 2024. Royalty units are payable per data set per third party report or product produced. Different royalty rates apply to third party ‘Residential’ and ‘Commercial’ reports.
1.1 Residential
A single unit residential property, either existing or currently being built, such as a single plot on a residential development site. For all residential reports a single royalty unit per data set per third party report produced will apply.
1.2 Commercial
Non-residential property, commercial or development sites, multiple unit residential sites, or non-residential sites. For all such sites up to a maximum of 25 hectares a single royalty unit per data set per report produced will apply.
All such sites greater than 25 hectares will be charged in whole multiple royalty units of 25 hectares, such as a site of 26 hectares will be charged at two royalty units per data set per report produced.
| Data set | Royalty unit (£) |
|---|---|
| Area for Mining Report Intervention | £0.57 |
| Child Phase | £0.46 |
| Mining Remediation Authority subsidence damage claim | £1.12 |
| Coal Mining Related Hazards | £0.42 |
| Coal Outcrops | £0.54 |
| Coalfield Consultation Areas | £0.36 |
| Country | £0.00 |
| Court Order | £0.54 |
| Court Order Amendments | £0.37 |
| Geological Disturbance – faults | £0.79 |
| Geological Disturbance – fissures & breaklines | £0.36 |
| In Seam Level Contours | £0.78 |
| In Seam Levels | £0.83 |
| Legal Notices | £0.38 |
| Licence Areas | £0.45 |
| Licence table | £0.36 |
| Licensed roadways | £0.79 |
| Licensee Area Of Responsibility | £0.79 |
| Mine Entries | £1.02 |
| Mine Gas | £0.36 |
| Parent Phase | £0.70 |
| Probable Workings | £0.36 |
| Seam table | £0.37 |
| Section 46 notices | £0.88 |
| Shallow Coal Workings | £0.96 |
| Site Investigations | £0.37 |
| Spine Roadways | £0.79 |
| Underground Workings | £0.85 |
| Unlicensed Opencast | £0.36 |
| Working Dates | £0.79 |
| Value Added Tax (VAT) | Not set |
| These royalties are exclusive of VAT. | Not set |
2. Data set prices per kilometre square
The Mining Remediation Authority licence applied to data supplied to businesses for internal purposes, such as mining hazard and risk analysis, asset management and hydrocarbon exploration companies.
All data sets will be subject to a minimum licence area of 1 kilometre squared. Discounts are available for licensing multiple data sets, larger areas and multi-year licences.
| Data set | Per km2 (£) |
|---|---|
| Child Phase | £1.79 |
| Coal Outcrops | £2.16 |
| Coalfield Consultation Areas | £0.00 |
| Country | £0.00 |
| Court Order | £2.16 |
| Court Order Amendments | £1.42 |
| Geological Disturbance – faults | £3.17 |
| Geological Disturbance – fissures & breaklines | £1.47 |
| In Seam Level Contours | £3.13 |
| In Seam Levels | £3.31 |
| Legal Notices | £1.52 |
| Licence Areas | £1.79 |
| Licence table | £1.42 |
| Licensed roadways | £3.17 |
| Licensee Area Of Responsibility | £3.17 |
| Mine Entries | £4.09 |
| Parent Phase | £2.81 |
| Probable Workings | £1.47 |
| Seam table | £1.42 |
| Section 46 notices | £3.54 |
| Shallow Coal Workings | £3.82 |
| Spine Roadways | £3.17 |
| Underground Workings | £3.40 |
| Unlicensed Opencast | £1.47 |
| Working Dates | £3.17 |
| Value Added Tax (VAT) | Not set |
| These royalties are exclusive of VAT. | Not set |
3. Derived data set prices per royalty unit
The Mining Remediation Authority derived data set prices per royalty unit to support innovation in new and evolving markets.
All data sets will be subject to a minimum licence area of 1 kilometre squared. Discounts are available for licensing multiple data sets, larger areas and multi-year licences.
| Data set | Royalty unit (£) |
|---|---|
| Area for Mining Report Intervention | £0.11 |
| Child Phase | £0.09 |
| Coal Authority subsidence damage claim | £0.21 |
| Coal Mining Related Hazards | £0.08 |
| Coal Outcrops | £0.10 |
| Coalfield Consultation Areas | £0.00 |
| Country | £0.00 |
| Court Order | £0.10 |
| Court Order Amendments | £0.07 |
| Geological Disturbance – faults | £0.16 |
| Geological Disturbance – fissures & breaklines | £0.07 |
| In Seam Level Contours | £0.16 |
| In Seam Levels | £0.16 |
| Legal Notices | £0.08 |
| Licence Areas | £0.09 |
| Licence table | £0.07 |
| Licensed roadways | £0.16 |
| Licensee Area Of Responsibility | £0.16 |
| Mine Entries | £0.20 |
| Mine Gas | £0.07 |
| Parent Phase | £0.14 |
| Probable Workings | £0.07 |
| Seam table | £0.07 |
| Section 46 notices | £0.18 |
| Shallow Coal Workings | £0.19 |
| Site Investigations | £0.07 |
| Spine Roadways | £0.16 |
| Underground Workings | £0.18 |
| Unlicensed Opencast | £0.07 |
| Working Dates | £0.16 |
| Value Added Tax (VAT) | Not set |
| These royalties are exclusive of VAT. | Not set |
4. Derived data set prices per kilometre square
The Mining Remediation Authority derived data set prices per kilometre square to support innovation in new and evolving markets.
| Data set | Per km2 (£) |
|---|---|
| Child Phase | £0.35 |
| Coal Outcrops | £0.44 |
| Coalfield Consultation Areas | £0.00 |
| Country | £0.00 |
| Court Order | £0.44 |
| Court Order Amendments | £0.29 |
| Geological Disturbance – faults | £0.63 |
| Geological Disturbance – fissures & breaklines | £0.30 |
| In Seam Level Contours | £0.62 |
| In Seam Levels | £0.67 |
| Legal Notices | £0.30 |
| Licence Areas | £0.35 |
| Licence table | £0.29 |
| Licensed roadways | £0.64 |
| Licensee Area Of Responsibility | £0.64 |
| Mine Entries | £0.78 |
| Parent Phase | £0.56 |
| Probable Workings | £0.30 |
| Seam table | £0.29 |
| Section 46 notices | £0.72 |
| Shallow Coal Workings | £0.76 |
| Spine Roadways | £0.63 |
| Underground Workings | £0.68 |
| Unlicensed Opencast | £0.30 |
| Working Dates | £0.64 |
| Value Added Tax (VAT) | Not set |
| These royalties are exclusive of VAT. | Not set |
5. Upcoming pricing review
Our next scheduled pricing review will be in March 2025.