Tag Archives: Bergsstaten

A little bit of geology

Posted on March 10, 2020 by barbarawohlfarth

Recently, Bergsstaten – the Mining Inspectorate of Sweden – approved ScandiVanadium‘s latest work plan (May 8th, 2019) for coring close to Spjutstorp (license Killeröd 1) and Fågeltofta (license Fågeltofta 1) in Österlen. In its decision, the Mining Inspectorate writes that … Continue reading →

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Samrådsunderlag – Project Viken

Posted on October 30, 2019 by barbarawohlfarth

The Canadian mining company EU Energy Corp. is planning to apply for opening several open-cast mines in Viken in Jämtland after years of exploration, drilling and analyzing the drill core samples. A good overview regarding EU Energy Corp.’s whereabouts and … Continue reading →

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… and they are still drilling

Posted on October 8, 2019 by barbarawohlfarth

August 8th, 2019 ScandiVanadium sent out a press release where they informed that the drilling campaign in Lyby has started. The press release stated that a total of five drill holes with a maximum depth of between 60 and 125 … Continue reading →

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Same same, but slightly different

Posted on September 25, 2019 by barbarawohlfarth

What we today know as Alum shale was originally an organic-rich clay that was deposited in a shallow ocean off the coast of the old continent Baltica. Although this deposition took place between 513 to 480 million years ago during … Continue reading →

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Metals versus organics

Posted on May 4, 2019 by barbarawohlfarth

It may not be easy for a person who has no or little geological or geochemical knowledge to read geological literature or to interpret geological maps. Yet all of this, or most of this literature is available and can be … Continue reading →

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Becoming a Nimby

Posted on April 12, 2019 by barbarawohlfarth

Three years have gone by since my last blog entry. A lot has happened during the past three years and I just felt far too busy to commit to writing a blog. But today I decided to start writing again. … Continue reading →

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