UK Minerals Strategy

The UK mineral strategy was launched earlier this year in July and highlights the UK demand for minerals and mineral production over the next 25 years. The material flow currently in the economy in a typical day is 1 million tonnes, which is the equivalent of roughly 166,666 African bush elephants. The strategy aims to assist national and local Government and key stakeholders understand not just the scale and importance of the industry, but how best to ensure that future demand is met. It highlights this demand will be at least 5 billion tonnes, with most of it needing to be sourced from within the UK.