Badger Mining Corporation welcomed the public to view their Fairwater sand plant and appreciate its rich history at their 75^th Anniversary Open House on Saturday, June 22.

Participants began their day by parking at the Fairwater Historical Society and taking a shuttle bus to the plant and back.

At the plant, there was plenty to view, experience and appreciate.  Little ones took part in kids’ games, while families learned more about local industry with the plant tours and industrial sand displays.  Food and ice cream were available on-site.

Founded in 1949 by Clifford Chier, Badger Mining remains a private company owned by the same family today and is now seeing it’s third and fourth generation of family members.

Along with Wisconsin plants at Fairwater and Taylor, they operate a third plant in southwest Texas.  The plant in Fairwater primarily supplies materials for the foundry industry.  Its 800 acres include the former Utley quarry, now owned by Michels Corporation of Brownsville.

During the Utley days, the rhyolite there was taken to Chicago to pave the cobblestone street.  Today, its main use is railroad ballast and general rail-building construction, along with landscaping material.

The Fairwater plant has been divided into two processes: dry process and wash process.  All lakes here have been mined out and reclaimed.  They are crystal clear, spring-fed lakes ranging from 42 to 70 feet deep and are stocked with various fish species.  Tour participants also saw the active quarry area, and two pipes running along the roadside include one sand line and one waterline.  All water is recycled through the system.

Markesan Regional Reporter
June 27, 2024

Badger Mining Corporation’s Executive Vice President of Industrial Sales, Mike Lenahan, was among the honorees recently chosen for distinction by the American Foundry Society (AFS) Honorary Lectures & Programs Committee.  Lenahan, Past President of AFS, was selected to present the 2024 Hoyt Memorial Lecture at the Metalcasting Congress in Milwaukee this past April.

Established in 1938, the Charles Edgar Hoyt Memorial Lecture is one of Metalcasting’s most important and influential annual addresses. Over the years, many of the industry’s most celebrated leaders, thinkers, and visionaries have delivered the lecture, presenting their unique insights into Metalcasting’s past, present, and future.

Lenahan’s Hoyt Lecture topic was “Embracing Adversity – Mining the Riches from Life’s Challenges”.  The lecture focused on the unpredictability of life and how the challenges we all face can be leveraged to successfully transform our lives and benefit others.  A link to the lecture is provided below.

Edmonton, Alberta–(April 26, 2024) – Athabasca Minerals Inc. (TSXV: AMI), together with its subsidiaries (collectively, “Athabasca” or the “Corporation”) announces today that it has closed the previously announced transaction (the “Transaction“) contemplated by the subscription agreement (the “Agreement“) between the Corporation and Badger Mining Corporation (“Badger” or the “Purchaser“) providing for the acquisition of the Corporation by the Purchaser. The Transaction follows the Corporation’s filing of the Notice of Intention under the provisions of Part III, Division 1 of the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act (Canada) (“BIA”) and its previously announced sales and investment solicitation process (“SISP”). The Transaction was approved by the Alberta Court of King’s Bench (the “Court”) on Friday, April 19, 2024.