| Deposit ID | 10186911 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0050510001 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Wilson Springs Vanadium Deposit |
| Alternate or previous names | Wilson Mineral Springs., Wilson Springs Vanadium Deposit., Potash Sulphur Springs. |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -92.95848, 34.47512 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 128 |
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Garland(county)
Arkansas(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Lake Catherine(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Malvern(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Little Rock(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Ouachita Headwaters(hydrologic unit)
Upper Ouachita(hydrologic accounting unit)
Lower Red-Ouachita(hydrologic subregion)
Lower Mississippi(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Arkansas | Garland |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5th Principal | 003 S | 018 W | 17 | C | Arkansas |
| Ore Body (1) | -92.95848, 34.47512 |
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| Thickness | 92M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Length | 800M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Width | 200M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Area | 275HA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depth to top | 0M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | Yes |
| Discovery year | 1950 |
| Mining method | Bench (Berm) |
| Year of first production | 1967 |
| Milling method | Hydrometallurgy Unspecified |
| District name | Magnet Cove |
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| Type of mineral rights | Private Lease |
|---|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Minerals Only |
| Ownership category | Private |
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| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | U-Metco |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | New York |
| Year | 1993 |
| First year | 1993 |
| Last year | 1993 |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | U.S. Vanadium Corp. |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Arkansas |
| Year | 1993 |
| First year | 1993 |
| Last year | 1993 |
| Type of workings | Surface | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Area | 16HA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0050510001 |
MINING ENG. 4/69 TAYLOR,I.R. UNION CARBIDE TWIN PIT VANADIUM
AT WILSON SPRINGS
STEELE,K.F. 1975 UNIV OF ARK GRANT G0155021.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE MINE CONTAINS 2 PITS 1500 FT APART. ORE HAULED 3000 FT TO MILL. REC-102 CB/NB GRADE NOT KNOWN. RSRS BASED ON 13 YR REMAINING LIFE. REC-130 MINE CAPY GREATER THAN MILL CAPY. ORE STOCKPILED & BLENDED TO 1% MILLFEED. 15% OF MILLFEED SCREENED TO REMOVE NOVACULITE. (85% OF THE 15% IS RECVRD). REC-151 ALL OF THE MILLFEED IS GROUND-ROAST-LEACH. SCREEN CAPCY IS 25% OF MILL CAPCY. MILL WILL CONTINUE USING STOCKPILE WHEN ORE BODIES CHRISTY DEPOSIT ORE TO BE STOCKPILED & MILLED WITH DEPOSIT ORE. REC-160 V2(05) CONC TO MARIETTA OHIO FOR FURTHER PROCESSING |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1995 | Unknown | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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