Silis Williams Pit

Producer in Clark 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 10186807
MAS/MILS ID 0050190076
Record type Site
Current site name Silis Williams Pit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -93.09098, 33.82184 (WGS84)
Elevation 76

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Clark(county)

Arkansas(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Reader(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Hope(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

El Dorado(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 Clark

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
5th Principal 010 S 019 W 31 Arkansas

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -93.09098, 33.82184

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 Private

Ownership information

  • Type Unknown
    Owner Smith And Houston Construction Co.
    ID 301405
    Home office Arkansas
    Year 1978

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 11-JAN-1979 Reynolds U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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Current status (per MSHA)

StatusAbandoned since 08/01/1979
MSHA mine ID0301405
Mine name (MSHA)Silas Williams Pit
Current operatorSmith & Houston Construction Company
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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