I.—Coal in Spitsbergen

Although the existence of coal in Spitsbergen has been known for a very long time, it is only of recent years that development has been undertaken on any considerable scale. As early as 1610 explorers brought back with them small amounts of coal to burn on the voyage home, and in 1614 the islands we...

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Published in:Geological Magazine
Main Author: Wilcockson, W. H.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1918
Subjects:
Geology
Arctic
Advent Bay
Spitsbergen
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spelling crcambridgeupr:10.1017/s0016756800201052 2024-03-03T08:36:14+00:00 I.—Coal in Spitsbergen Wilcockson, W. H. 1918 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0016756800201052 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0016756800201052 en eng Cambridge University Press (CUP) https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms Geological Magazine volume 5, issue 12, page 529-532 ISSN 0016-7568 1469-5081 Geology journal-article 1918 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1017/s0016756800201052 2024-02-08T08:40:28Z Although the existence of coal in Spitsbergen has been known for a very long time, it is only of recent years that development has been undertaken on any considerable scale. As early as 1610 explorers brought back with them small amounts of coal to burn on the voyage home, and in 1614 the islands were formally claimed for James I by the Muscovy Company. The coal was also described from the scientific point of view by Nathorst and others at various dates, but no attempt was made to work it till about 1904, when the Arctic Coal Company, an American concern, opened a mine at Advent Bay. Article in Journal/Newspaper Advent Bay Arctic Spitsbergen Cambridge University Press Arctic Geological Magazine 5 12 529 532
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I.—Coal in Spitsbergen
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