Murfreesboro Pit & Plant

Producer in Pike county in Arkansas, United States with commodity Sand and Gravel, Construction
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Land status
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10138471
MAS/MILS ID 0051090009
Record type Site
Current site name Murfreesboro Pit & Plant

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Town
Geographic coordinates: -93.7321, 34.06903 (WGS84)
Elevation 107
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Pike(county)

Arkansas(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Murfreesboro(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Arkansas Pike

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
5th Principal 008 S 026 W 12 SW Arkansas

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Town (1) Dierks Limestone

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner R. D. Plant Contracting Co., Inc.
    ID 301173
    Home office Arkansas
    Year 1978

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 16-JUL-1980 Rlw U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

Current status (per MSHA)

StatusAbandoned since 09/13/2007
MSHA mine ID0301173
Mine name (MSHA)MURFREESBORO PIT & PLT
Current operatorR D Plant Contracting Company Inc
Current controller (parent)Robert D Plant III
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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