Guidance

Coal mining data: coal outcrops

Description of the data set showing known locations where a coal seam is near the surface.

• From: Coal Authority
• Published: 9 October 2014
• Last updated: 15 August 2024 — See all updates

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Coal outcrops data set: User guide

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This document provides information for users on the national coal outcrops data set.

It outlines why the data set was created and its potential uses.

Technical information regarding the geographic information system (GIS) and how the data was created is described, and information on how to use the data set is provided.

View the metadata details for this data set.

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Published 9 October 2014
Last updated 15 August 2024 + show all updates

1. 15 August 2024

   User guide document and link to metadata on data.gov.uk added.

2. 9 October 2014

   First published.