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  <p>Can I go to forests, national parks or mineral deposits and mine</p>
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<p>I think the basic answer to this question is No, or rather, not without the land owners permission.</p>

<p>For example it is illegal to remove pebbles from a beach: <a href="http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/woman-who-stole-pebbles-beach-2330090" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Woman who 'stole' pebbles from a BEACH to decorate in her garden given police warning</a></p>

<p>For more information on mineral ownership in the UK see: <a href="http://www.bgs.ac.uk/mineralsuk/planning/legislation/mineralOwnership.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Legislation &amp; policy: mineral ownership</a> </p>

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2016-11-22T10:29:16.780Z
So where can i go do fieldwork, study the minerals and make geological maps ?
TechDinoKing
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Do i need to be geologist to get permission to mine and study minerals ?
TechDinoKing
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2016-11-22T17:59:39.720Z
You should ask these follow up questions as individual questions. Same too for the question about mineral locations in the Midlands
nmtoken
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<p>Is it legal to mine/collect and keep minerals in the UK for educational purposes? </p>

<p>I would also like to know if there are any notable mineral deposits located in the UK midlands.</p>

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2016-11-21T15:50:17.937Z
There's a big difference between mining, and collecting your own samples, to keeping samples in a collection.
nmtoken
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Can i go to forests, national parks or mineral deposits and mine ?
TechDinoKing
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Mining and keeping UK minerals?
TechDinoKing
# Mining and keeping UK minerals?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2016-11-19)

Is it legal to mine/collect and keep minerals in the UK for educational purposes?

I would also like to know if there are any notable mineral deposits located in the UK midlands.

**Tags:** geology, minerals, mining

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: There's a big difference between mining, and collecting your own samples, to keeping samples in a collection.  
> **username_0**: Can i go to forests, national parks or mineral deposits and mine ?  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2016-11-21. Score: 1 | Accepted answer

> Can I go to forests, national parks or mineral deposits and mine

I think the basic answer to this question is No, or rather, not without the land owners permission.

For example it is illegal to remove pebbles from a beach: [Woman who 'stole' pebbles from a BEACH to decorate in her garden given police warning](http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/woman-who-stole-pebbles-beach-2330090)

For more information on mineral ownership in the UK see: [Legislation & policy: mineral ownership](http://www.bgs.ac.uk/mineralsuk/planning/legislation/mineralOwnership.html)

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: So where can i go do fieldwork, study the minerals and make geological maps ?  
> **username_0**: Do i need to be geologist to get permission to mine and study minerals ?  
> **username_1**: You should ask these follow up questions as individual questions. Same too for the question about mineral locations in the Midlands  

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