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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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Tagged Alum Shale, Österlen, Dictyonema, Scandivanadium, Skåne, Vanadium
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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
Posted in Alum Shale, Österlen, Shales, Thoughts and Tales
Tagged Alum Shale, alunskiffer, Österlen, Dictyonema, Flagabro, Scandivanadium, Skåne, vanadin, Vanadium
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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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Tagged Alum Shale, Österlen, Dictyonema, geochemistry, groundwater, mine spoil, pollution, Scandivanadium, Skåne, uranium, Vanadium
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