| Deposit ID | 10040362 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M055086 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 51090140 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Yantis Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Coyle's Prospect, Jones and Coyle |
| Related records | 10259614 |
| Point of reference | Main Entrance |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -93.7, 34.17495 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 238 |
| Location accuracy | 25(meters) |
| Relative position | 6 MI. NORTH OF MURFREESBORO. Mine symbol shown but not labeled on topo. |
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 | 6 | NE NE | Arkansas |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Mercury | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Cinnabar | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone | ||||
| Rock unit name | Jackfork Formation, Sandstone | ||||
| Rock description | Jackfork Formation, Sandstone | ||||
| |||||
| Main Entrance (1) | -93.7, 34.17495 |
|---|
| 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 Faulting From S In Late Paleozoic. |
| Strike | N 50 E |
|---|---|
| Dip | 80 W |
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1941 |
| Discoverer | Hintze |
| Year of last production | 1942 |
| District name | Arkansas Quicksilver District |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Ozan Graysonia Lumber Co |
| Year | 1944 |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 22.86M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M055086 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 51090140 | =newMRDS 10259614, merged and deleted. |
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.
| 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 duplicate record 10259614 |
| Reporter | 1980-05-20 | Rlw | U.S. Bureau of Mines | MAS 0051090140 = 10259614 |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.