THE LAND ANNEXATIONS 1898-1925 PIONEERS Søren Zachariassen COMPANIES Norwegian German Swedish British American Russian/Norwegian Others THE CLAIM SIGNS The claim signs ADOLF HOEL SOURCES A/S Svalbard Kulgruber A Norwegian company established the 11th of June 1917 with a capital of NOK 50 000. The company was established in a time of great optimism, but didn’t turn out to be what the owners had hoped for. Today these areas belong to Store Norske Spitsbergen Kulkompani.