| Deposit ID | 10138253 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0050970074 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Wegner Quartz Crystals |
| Alternate or previous names | Wegner Quartz Crystal Mines, South Mine |
| Point of reference | Town |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -93.6774, 34.45932 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 214 |
| Location accuracy | 500(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Montgomery(county)
Arkansas(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Norman(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Arkadelphia(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Little Rock(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Ouachita(hydrologic unit)
Upper Ouachita(hydrologic accounting unit)
Lower Red-Ouachita(hydrologic subregion)
Lower Mississippi(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Ouachita National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Arkansas | Montgomery |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5th Principal | 003 S | 025 W | 28 | NW | Arkansas |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Quartz | Primary |
| Town (1) | -93.6774, 34.45932 |
|---|
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Producer |
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1986 |
| Year of first production | 1986 |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Wegner Quartz Crystal Mines |
| ID | 301530 |
| Home office | Arkansas |
| Year | 1982 |
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Richard Wegner |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Arkansas |
| Year | 1995 |
| First year | 1986 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0050970074 | |
| Mine Safety and Health Administration | MSHA | MSHA | 0301530 |
3 MI SO OF MT IDA ON HWY 27 TURN L AT SIGN 2 MI TO MINE
MSHA INSPCTN SHEET 1982
*JOHN C. NICHOLS, FOREST MINERALS GEOLOGIST, HOT SPRINGS,
AR, 71902, 1-501-321-5285.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 11-SEP-1995 | Long | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
| Status | Intermittent since 10/15/2025 |
|---|---|
| MSHA mine ID | 0301530 |
| Mine name (MSHA) | PHANTOM |
| Current operator | Wegner Enterprises Inc |
| Current controller (parent) | Richard J Wegner |
| Mine type | Surface (Metal / non-metal) |
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