Pruitt Pit

Past Producer in Newton county in Arkansas, United States with commodity Sand and Gravel, Construction
Sections on this page
  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. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10235419
MAS/MILS ID 0051010039
Record type Site
Current site name Pruitt Pit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Town
Geographic coordinates: -93.18769, 36.00319 (WGS84)
Elevation 268
Location accuracy 10(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Newton(county)

Arkansas(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Jasper(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Harrison(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Harrison(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Buffalo(hydrologic unit)

Upper White(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper White(hydrologic subregion)

Arkansas-White-Red(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Arkansas Newton

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
5th Principal 016 N 021 W 27 SE Arkansas

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Town (1) Boone Formation

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Unknown
    Owner County Of Newton Highway Department
    ID 301111
    Home office Arkansas
    Year 1978

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MINERAL INDUESTAB IN ARK USBM STAT BR

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 17-NOV-1983 Long 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)

StatusIntermittent since 10/03/2025
MSHA mine ID0301111
Mine name (MSHA)Newton County Quarry-Harrison Quarry
Current operatorRonnie Duffield Gravel Company
Current controller (parent)Matt Duffield; Luke B Duffield; David D Duffield
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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