COAL IN GREENLAND?

Auckland Star, Volume LXII, Issue 286, 3 December 1931, Page 20

COAL IN GREENLAND?

DISCOVERIES BY DANES.

After leading the largest expedition ever sent from Denmark, to Greenland, Dr. Lange Koch returned recently to Copeiihagen in the steamer Godthaab. Although Dr. Koch met vrith condifficulties on the outward trip, he managed to slip through and carry out his entire scheme of building two'main stations and two sub-station? -where 61 scientists will spend three rears investigating the land geographically and geologically. A large crowd welcomed Dr. Koch, including the Premier. Dr. Stauning. Peter Freuchen, an Arctic explorer, and several other notable persons. Dr. Koch stated that he had discovered coal strata in the Vochstetter Foreland containing 50.000 tons of coal, which he said was better than English coal. though giving more ashes. Although it vras not of much importance as far as export was concerned, he declared, it would mean a great deal for use there and had been properly reserved for Denmark, although lying in the territory '"occupied" by the Norwegians. Dr. Koch further stated that he was able to say for certain that there was no petroleum in East Greenland. He found several petrifactions of much interest to scientific explorations, showing the relationship between fish and toads. Cryolithionite does not exist in the territories investigated, he said, while existence of ore has not yet been examined thoroughly. Dr. Koch said that this summer was the best of the 15 Arctic summers ha has experienced. His expedition sailed from Copenhagen on June 10.