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UK excludes geologists from immigration skills list despite shortage

Mining scientists and engineers from abroad will need to earn over £38,700 to work in the UK

The news comes amidst heightened interest in domestic mining. Photo: The Geological Society Blog

The news comes amidst heightened interest in domestic mining. Photo: The Geological Society Blog

Mining insiders have expressed dismay at the UK's failure to include so-called "physical scientists" such as geologists, hydrogeologists, and geophysicists in a new Immigration Salary List (ISL), saying...

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