Fact:

• The rural estate includes inland mineral rights covering some 115,000 hectares (285,000 acres). Within this there are currently 34 active quarries extracting sand, gravel, limestone, granite, brick clay, coal, slate, dimension stone including Portland stone, plus waste disposal

Fact:

• We also own prerogative right to all ‘Mines Royal’ (gold and silver) wherever they are found in the UK and currently have five production leases including one working mine in Northern Ireland

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