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1. Uranium Mineralizations at Kiirunavaara,Northernmost Sweden
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaperAbstract : In recent years, a variably high amount of uranium (U) and radon (Rn) were found in the water and airof the Kiirunavaara mine in Kiruna, northern Sweden. The Swedish Agency for Marine and WaterManagement (Havs och vattenmyndigheten) has maximum limits for “special polluting substances” inwater that is released to natural recipients (HVMFS 2019:25), therefore, the mining company LKAB,owner and operator of the Kiirunavaara mine, decided to conduct a study to investigate the issueregarding these findings, triggering this master thesis. READ MORE
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2. REE mineralisation and metasomatic alteration in the Olserum metasediments
University essay from Lunds universitet/Geologiska institutionenAbstract : The Olserum mineralisation is situated in the metasediments of the Västervik formation, which repre-sents the southernmost continental margin of the Svecokarelian Domain. After deposition between 1.88 – 1.85 Ga these sediments were subsided to a depth of about 10 km and intruded by a series of granitoid melts. READ MORE
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3. Effects of uranium mining on groundwater - Geochemical modeling of aqueous uranium speciation due to changing redox conditions.
University essay from KTH/Mark- och vattenteknikAbstract : As a consequence of rising uranium prices an interest in Sweden’s U deposits has emerged. This raises the important question of the possible environmental impacts of U mining operations. One of the most significant and serious issues is the contamination of groundwater by U following mining activities. READ MORE
