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History is talking

Posted on June 28, 2019 by barbarawohlfarth

Mining of Alum Shale is not a new idea at all. Alum Shale has been mined for centuries in Sweden and today we are left with huge heavy metal (and Uranium) leaking piles of mining waste. Initially the Alum Shale … 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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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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Different name, same content

Posted on April 25, 2019 by barbarawohlfarth

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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