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<p>The Critical Minerals Strategy committed to collate UK geoscientific data and identify
areas of geological potential for critical mineral extraction. The Department for
Business and Trade commissioned the British Geological Survey to undertake the study,
“<em>Potential for Critical Raw Material Prospectivity in the UK</em>”, delivered
by the Critical Minerals Intelligence Centre (CMIC) and was published in 2023. It
is a preliminary assessment of geological factors only, and its findings do not mean
prospective areas identified will necessarily be targeted for exploration and mining.
Mineral planning policy is also a devolved matter.</p><p>Areas of potential geological
prospectivity for critical minerals were identified in both Scotland and Wales. Regarding
the geological prospectivity for lithium, the report identified two areas in Scotland
and no areas in Wales.</p>
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