Hope Pit

Producer in Hempstead county in Arkansas, United States with commodity Clay
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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 10235335
MAS/MILS ID 0050570003
Record type Site
Current site name Hope Pit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Town
Geographic coordinates: -93.58039, 33.6734 (WGS84)
Elevation 100
Location accuracy 5000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Hempstead(county)

Arkansas(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Hope(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 Hempstead

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
5th Principal 012 S 024 W 27 W1/2 SW1/4 Arkansas

Comments on the location information

  • Plant location
  • Pits located in T 13 S/ R 24 W/ Sec 22/ NE 1/4
    T 13 S/ R 24 W/ Sec 22/E 1/2 NE 1/4 NW 1/4
    T 13 S/ R 24 W/ Sec 20/SE 1/4 NE1/4
    T 13 S/ R 24 W/ Sec 5/ SE1/4 SW1/4
    T 13 S/ R 24 W/ Sec 15/ NE1/4
    T 8 S/ R 24 W/ Sec 23/ E1/2 SE1/4
    T 8 S/ R 24 W/ Sec 23/ SE1/4 SE1/4

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Clay Primary

Nearby scientific data

Town (1) -93.58039, 33.6734

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 Hope Brick Works
    ID 300142
    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

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

Current status (per MSHA)

StatusAbandoned since 03/19/2001
MSHA mine ID0300142
Mine name (MSHA)STREAKED
Current operatorHope Brick Works
Current controller (parent)J B Gardner III
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

MSHA cross-reference per the original MRDS record. Mine status and operator reflect MSHA's last published Mines export (February 2025); MSHA's public bulk feed has been unavailable since, so this may be out of date. See the Mine Data Retrieval System for current status.

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