| Deposit ID | 10040351 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M055073 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 51090059 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Old Argentine Prospect |
| Alternate or previous names | Wann, Mc Rae and Wann, Mcrae and Wann, Wann Mine |
| Related records | 10138599 |
| Point of reference | Main Entrance |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -93.675, 34.17611 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 174 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
| Relative position | 6 MI N OF MURFREESBORO. On ridge north of the road. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Pike(county)
Arkansas(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Narrows Dam(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Arkadelphia(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Little Rock(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Little Missouri(hydrologic unit)
Upper Ouachita(hydrologic accounting unit)
Lower Red-Ouachita(hydrologic subregion)
Lower Mississippi(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Arkansas | Pike |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5th Principal | 007S | 025W | 4 | SE NW NW | Arkansas |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Mercury | Primary |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone | ||
| Rock unit name | Stanley Shale, Sandstone & Shale;Stearn'S Parker Hill Member, Sandstone | ||
| Rock description | Stanley Shale, Sandstone & Shale;Stearn'S Parker Hill Member, Sandstone | ||
| |||
| Main Entrance (1) | -93.675, 34.17611 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Thrust Faults, Close Folds |
| Type of structure | Regional |
| Structure description | Thrust Faults, N-S Tear Faults, And Two Fold Systems ; Reg.Trends: Thrust Faults From S In Late Paleozoic |
| Strike | N 10 TO 20 W |
|---|---|
| Dip | 85 E |
| Operation type | Surface-Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1941 |
| Discoverer | Fletcher M. Mc Rae |
| Year of last production | 1943 |
| District name | Arkansas Quicksilver District |
|---|
| Type | Unknown |
|---|---|
| Owner | H. Wann |
| Year | 1944 |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | C. Caponetto |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | C. O. Meeks |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 9.14M |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M055073 |
Reed and Wells, 1938, USGS BULL. 886-C
BAILEY, E.H., USGS, PERSONAL FILES
Chester, 1965, USBM IC-8252, p. 85.
USBM DATA
Clardy, B.F., and Bush, W.V., 1976, Mercury district of southwest Arkansas: Arkansas Geological Commission Information Circular 23, 57 p.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | NATIVE HG FOUND AT 15 FT. BELOW SURFACE |
| General | Ore Control: Cinnabar Was Localized Along A Fault And In Jointed Sandstone Paralleling The Fault |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 1973-09-01 | Bergquist, Joel R. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Editor | 2012-11-16 | Wilson, Anna B | U.S. Geological Survey | merged and deleted duplicater record 10138599 |
| Reporter | 2012-05-20 | Rlw | U.S. Bureau of Mines | 0051090059 = 10138599 |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.