Hoot Pit & Plant

Producer in Miller 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. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Land status
  12. Ownership information
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10260158
MAS/MILS ID 0050910006
Record type Site
Current site name Hoot Pit & Plant

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Trench
Geographic coordinates: -94.02301, 33.32595 (WGS84)
Elevation 65
Location accuracy 10(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Miller(county)

Arkansas(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Domino(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Texarkana(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Texarkana(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Sulpher(hydrologic unit)

Big Cypress-Sulphur(hydrologic accounting unit)

Red-Sulphur(hydrologic subregion)

Arkansas-White-Red(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Arkansas Miller

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
5th Principal 016 S 028 W 34 N2 Arkansas
5th Principal 16 S 28 W 32 SE 1/4, NW 1/4 Arkansas

Comments on the location information

  • Location of gravel pit in Section 34, location of old plant in Section 34

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 144
Deposit model name Sand and Gravel

Nearby scientific data

Trench (1) -94.02301, 33.32595

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Name Sand and gravel
    General form surface
    Length 5M
    Width 457.2M
    Area 1416.45HA
    Depth to top 0.91M
    Depth to bottom 3.05M

Comments on the geologic information

  • Quaternary terrace deposits. Well-rounded silica pebbles intermixed with sand and clay. Washed sand averages 97 percent silica.

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 Gifford-Hill, And Co., Inc
    ID 300394
    Home office Texas
    Year 1981

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    EXTENDS INTO SECS 33 & 29

  • Deposit

    USGS 7.5 MIN QUAD

  • Deposit

    BARTLESVILLE FILE

General comments

Subject category Comment text
General This is the old location of Hoot Plant. Area has been reclaimed and information regarding new plant operations occurs in Deposit ID # 10235829

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 05-DEC-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)

StatusAbandoned since 12/05/1997
MSHA mine ID0300394
Mine name (MSHA)HOOT PLANT
Current operatorHanson Aggregates West Inc
Current controller (parent)Hanson PLC
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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