Tag Archives: Jämtland

They come and go

Posted on March 29, 2020 by barbarawohlfarth

I had not been really updated on what is happening in Jämtland and the Storsjö area, where two companies have been exploring the Alum shale for uranium and vanadium. So now I took a closer look at what the two … Continue reading →

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What is green about a metal?

Posted on January 7, 2020 by barbarawohlfarth

Yesterday morning a debate article appeared in my Facebook feed, which had the headline “More mines need to be opened in Sweden for the sake of climate” (my translation from the Swedish text). In short, the writer means that Sweden … Continue reading →

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Alum shale and uranium

Posted on November 10, 2019 by barbarawohlfarth

Since August 2018 it is no longer allowed to open a mine with the aim to extract uranium from Swedish bedrock. This law came into effect after years of discussions and changes have been made accordingly in the Minerals Acts … 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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The players around Myrviken

Posted on October 5, 2019 by barbarawohlfarth

Given the information gained from studying SGU’s 28 deep drill cores from around Myrviken in Jämtland, it is of no surprise, that Continental Precious laid their eyes on the Jämtland Alum shale and applied for exploration permits already in 2005 … Continue reading →

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There is a lot of uranium in the Alum shale ….

Posted on October 2, 2019 by barbarawohlfarth

In my last blog I wrote that not much has been published regarding the 28 deep drill cores made by SGU around Myrviken between 1977 and 1979. But I was not entirely correct. David Gee alerted me to a figure … Continue reading →

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Where is the vanadium in Jämtland?

Posted on September 29, 2019 by barbarawohlfarth

In my last blog I wrote that the geology of Skåne and Jämtland is different because tectonic processes affected Jämtland much more than they did affect Skåne. This means that rocks in Jämtland are thrust and partly folded, whereas rocks … 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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Focus on Jämtland

Posted on September 22, 2019 by barbarawohlfarth

Who would have thought that I would return to Jämtland after so many years? Not physically, however, only mentally … Years ago my research group analysed the sediments in Lake Spåime, a small lake close to Snasahögarna, between Handöl and … Continue reading →

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Mining and exploration in focus on Swedish Television

Posted on April 30, 2019 by barbarawohlfarth

A few days ago, the Swedish news program Agenda reported on the protest movement VetoNu, which works to prevent mining of Alum Shale in Österlen. As I have written earlier, the UK/Australian company Scandivanadium wants to explore the Alum Shale … Continue reading →

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