Swedish oil shales and metalliferous black shales SWEDEN In SWEDEN black brown to black Alum Shales of Middle Cambrian to Lower Ordovician age Significant resources of kerogen and oil in the shales Four main economic regions: Närke OIL POTENTIAL (0.55 billion barrels) with metals U, V, Mo, Ni etc. Östergötland OIL POTENTIAL (2.59 billion barrels) with metals U, V, Mo, Ni etc. Billingen METALS (uranium, up to 1million tonnes, and other metals including oil potential) Jämtland METALS (uranium and other metals) and possible extraction of oil Närke From Andersson et al. 1985. Bedrock geology of the Närke area. The alum shales occur in two main outliers, referred to as East and West Närke (from Andersson et al. 1985). Variations in oil yield (Fischer Assay) and content of uranium and kerogen in the western part of the East Närke outlier. (from Anders- son et al. 1985). Kvarntorp. Stinkstone in oil-shale, Upper Cambrian (>5 m thick) Table 1. Quantities of shale, organic matter and oil in alum shales containing more than 10 % organic matter (from Andersson et al. 1985). Table 2. In-situ shale-oil resources for some deposits in the European Union (from Dyni, 2005). In place shale-oil resources In place shale-oil resources Country million tonnes billion barrels Italy 10.45 73.0 Estonia 2.49 16.3 France 1 7 Sweden 0.875 6.1 United Kingdom 0.5 3.5 Germany 0.286 2 Western part of Europe.
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Swedish oil shales and metalliferous black shales
SWEDEN
In SWEDEN black brown to black Alum Shales of Middle Cambrian to Lower Ordovician age
Signifi cant resources of kerogen and oil in the shales
Four main economic regions:
Närke OIL POTENTIAL (0.55 billion barrels) with metals U, V, Mo, Ni etc. Östergötland OIL POTENTIAL (2.59 billion barrels) with metals U, V, Mo, Ni etc. Billingen METALS (uranium, up to 1million tonnes, and other metals including oil potential) Jämtland METALS (uranium and other metals) and possible extraction of oil
Närke
From Andersson et al. 1985.
Bedrock geology of the Närke area. The alum shales occur in two main outliers, referred to as East and West
Närke (from Andersson et al. 1985).
Variations in oil yield (Fischer Assay) and content of uranium and kerogen in the western part of the East Närke outlier. (from Anders-
son et al. 1985).
Kvarntorp. Stinkstone in oil-shale, Upper Cambrian (>5 m thick)
Table 1. Quantities of shale, organic matter and oil in alum shales containing more than 10 % organic matter (from Andersson et al. 1985). Table 2. In-situ shale-oil resources for some deposits in the European Union (from Dyni, 2005).
In place shale-oil resources In place shale-oil resources Country million tonnes billion barrels
By hydroretorting it has been shown that the oil yield from the shales is strongly improved.
Licenses held by Continental Precious Minerals Inc. in the Myrviken area, Jämtland, Sweden
a) Min. and max. concentrationsb) Averagec) Min. and max. concentrations over in interval 9-10 m, Middle Cambrian excludedd) Average over an interval of 9-10 me) Average concentration over a width of 152-204 m
Central target are with black shales at surface. Black shale exposure in the southern Myrviken project area.
Remarkable high concentrations of a variety of trace elements in the shalesIn particular: uranium, vanadium, molybdenum and nickel
Up to now evaluation of drilling programme has inferred large amounts of metals within license areaaccording to National Instrument 43-101 report, Canada, for the MMS Viken Licence:
Isopach map of the metal richer parts of the black shale formation in the Myrviken area
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Molybdenum as MoO3: 500 “ “
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ReferencesAndersson et al. 1985: The Scandinavian Alum Shales. SGU (Geological Survey of Sweden) Ser. Ca 56.
Bauert, H. & Kattai, V., 1997: Kukersite oil shale. In A. Raukas & A. Teedumäe (Eds.): Geology and mineral resources of Estonia, p. 313-326. Estonian Academy Publishers, Tallin 1997.Dyni, J.R., 2005: Geology and Resources of Some World Oil-Shale Deposits. USGS, Scientifi c Investigation Report 2005-5294, p. 1-42.
Energy Citation Database – Document # 5169534.Hessland, I. & Armands, G., 1978: Alunskiffer-Underlagsmaterial Geologi. SIND PM 1978:3, Stockholm, p. 1-146.
Petersell, V., 1997: Dictyonema argillite. In A. Raukas & A. Teedumäe (Eds.): Geology and mineral resources of Estonia, p. 327-330. Estonian Academy Publishers, Tallin 1997.Tippin, R.B. & Rex, R.C., 1995: Combined benefi cation and hydroretorting of oil shale. (from Internet) p. 237-246.
Isolines of quantities of uranium in the shale in the Myrviken area (concentrations are multiplied by
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Isolines of quantities of vanadium in the shale in the Myrviken area (concentrations are multiplied
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Isolines of quantities of molybdenum in the shale in the Myrviken area (concentrations are
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Isolines of quantities of nickel in the shale in the Myrviken area (concentrations are multiplied by
