Tag Archives: Dictyonema

A question to Scandivanadium

In my e-mail correspondence I found some lines from Scandivanadium’s CEO David Minchin, where he writes that since the Vanadium bearing Dictyonema Formation sits on top of the Cambrian Alum Shale, Scandivanadium will not have to dig up the Alum … Continue reading

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Flagabro and the Dictyonema shale

Flagabro is a small hamlet in eastern Skåne. Lately it has gained international fame. Well – this is actually not entirely correct, because it is not the hamlet that is famous, but the creek that runs close to the hamlet … Continue reading

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Different name, same content

In its latest update (23rd of April 2019), Scandivanadium, the company which is exploring Österlen’s Alum Shale for mining of Vanadium, no longer calls the Dictyonema shale (where most of the Vanadium is located) a shale (or an Alum Shale), … Continue reading

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