Arthur H. Shore

Arthur Herbert Shore
Born19 May 1893
Campbellford, Ontario
Died10 July 1958
Burks Falls, Ontario
NationalityCanadian
Occupation(s)Farmer, Box maker, Dairy farmer, Prospector, Miner.
Known forUranium prospecting and mining

Arthur Herbert Shore (born 19 May 1893) was a mineral prospector and the first person set up a uranium mine in Faraday Township, Ontario.[1][2] He co-founded and managed the Reeves feldspar Mine and founded the Faraday Uranium Mine.[1] His uranium prospecting, according to Bayne in 1977, led to the "greatest uranium prospecting rush in the world."[3]

  1. ^ a b A.H. Lang, J. W. Griffith, H. R Steacy (1962). Canadian Deposits of Uranium and Thorium (PDF). Yukon University: Geological Survey of Canada - Department of Mines and Technical Surveys. pp. 198, 205.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ Barnes, Michael (2008). More Than Free Gold: Mineral Exploration in Canada Since World War II. General Store Publishing House. ISBN 978-1897113905.
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