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A piece of the Lyby drill core

Posted on August 16, 2019 by barbarawohlfarth

Last night I came back home with a small piece of the Lyby drill core. Now you might wonder how I could get hold of this precious piece of rock. Yesterday evening I was in Simrishamn, because the chairperson of … Continue reading →

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Window dressing

Posted on August 12, 2019 by barbarawohlfarth

Media attention on ScandiVanadium‘s plans for Österlen and eastern Skåne is really at a peak currently. Not only did all local and some national Swedish newspapers and TV report about the start of the drilling in Lyby and about the … Continue reading →

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A look at Scandivanadium’s work plan

Posted on June 6, 2019 by barbarawohlfarth

A few days ago I looked into Scandivanadium’s most recent work plan for their exploration target Killeröd, where the company is planning to make 8-10 drill holes. In the work plan the company repeats the same old story; i.e. that … Continue reading →

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New course starts Monday!

Posted on May 5, 2019 by barbarawohlfarth

Tomorrow our Master course (Field Studies in Geological Sciences) starts, which will have a clear focus on Applied Geology and will be almost completely different compared to last year’s course. We are very lucky that we could recruit an adjunct … 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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