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This timeline of nuclear weapons development is a chronological catalog of the evolution of nuclear weapons rooting from the development of the science surrounding nuclear fission and nuclear fusion. In addition to the scientific advancements, this timeline also includes several political events relating to the development of nuclear weapons.
Patricio "Paddy" Martinez (1881– August 26, 1969) [1] was an American prospector and shepherd who discovered uranium at Haystack Mesa in the San Juan Basin near Grants, New Mexico, in 1950. [2] This was the first discovery in the Grants Uranium District, and led to a uranium boom that lasted almost 30 years. The San Juan Basin yielded 60% of ...
Shinkolobwe, or Kasolo, or Chinkolobew, or Shainkolobwe, was a radium and uranium mine in the Haut-Katanga Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), located 20 km (12.4 mi) west of Likasi (formerly Jadotville), 20 km (12.4 mi) south of Kambove, and about 145 km (90.1 mi) northwest of Lubumbashi.
Uranium mining in New Mexico was a significant industry from the early 1950s until the early 1980s. Although New Mexico has the second largest identified uranium ore reserves of any state in the United States (after Wyoming ), no uranium ore has been mined in New Mexico since 1998.
Mine Location Main owner Year discovered Year commenced Grade %U [2] Annual production (tOre) [3] Annual production (tU) [4] Type of mine [5] Don Otto: Salta: Globe Uranium: 1958: 0.15 [6] Presently shut down Cachocira (Cactite) 1999: 0.3: 340: OC Engenlio (Cactite) 2006: OC Australia [7] (See Uranium mining in Australia) Mine Location Main ...
Stanleigh Mine is located 2 miles northeast of Elliot Lake and was first staked by H. S. Strouth, the chief of mining of Standard Ore and Alloys Corporation, later Stanleigh Uranium Mining Corporation. Ownership was subsequently transferred to Miliken Lake Uranium Mines and Northspan Uranium Mines Limited (who owned Lacnor Mine). [4]
Uranium mining operations in the Bancroft area were conducted at four sites, beginning in the early 1950s [2]: 192 and concluding by 1982. [13]: 48–49 Each of these used underground hard-rock mining methods to access and collect uranium ores from the surrounding granite and gneiss. [10]: 5–6 The mines were:
In Hungary, uranium mining began in the 1950s around Pécs to supply the country's first atomic plant in Paks. A whole district was built for the mining industry on the outskirt of Pécs, for which the name Uránváros (Uranium city) was given. After the fall of communism, uranium mining was gradually given up because of the high production costs.