Tag Archives: Myrviken

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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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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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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