Tag Archives: mine waste

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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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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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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Saturday morning thoughts

Posted on September 21, 2019 by barbarawohlfarth

A few weeks ago, I was invited to write a debate article in the magazine NyTeknik. The editor referred to earlier debate articles we had in the newspaper Sydsvenskan and thought that I could write something along these lines for … Continue reading →

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What is a shovel?

Posted on September 13, 2019 by barbarawohlfarth

This is a half serious text – no heavy geological facts and summary at all today! When I wrote about the latest Investors Summary of ScandiVanadium it struck me how simple the planned Alum shale mining process is communicated. The … Continue reading →

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Leakage

Posted on September 2, 2019 by barbarawohlfarth

In one of my blogs I described a few of the historical (and not so historical) sites, where Alum Shale was mined for various purposes (alum, oil and gas extraction, uranium and/or vanadium). I also mentioned that huge piles (and … Continue reading →

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Comments on ScandiVanadium’s latest ASX announcement

Posted on July 25, 2019 by barbarawohlfarth

ScandiVanadium presents regular updates on the progress of their Skåne project to investors. In their last update, which was published July 19, the company reports on the analysis of samples in collaboration with RISE (the Research Institutes of Sweden) and … Continue reading →

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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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