| Deposit ID | 10284202 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0051250021 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Quapaw Bauxite Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | American Cyanamid Mine, Quapaw North Mine, Quapaw South Mine |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -92.48266, 34.57842 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 104 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Saline(county)
Arkansas(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Bryant(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Little Rock(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Little Rock(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Saline(hydrologic unit)
Lower Ouachita(hydrologic accounting unit)
Lower Red-Ouachita(hydrologic subregion)
Lower Mississippi(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Arkansas | Saline |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5th Principal | 002 S | 014 W | 03 | E2C | Arkansas |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Aluminum Critical | Primary |
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Silica | Tertiary |
| Titanium Critical | Tertiary |
| Water, Free | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Cliachite | Unknown |
| Gibbsite | Unknown |
| Ilmenite | Unknown |
| Kaolinite | Unknown |
| Magnetite | Unknown |
| Pyrite | Unknown |
| Quartz | Unknown |
| Rutile | Unknown |
| Siderite | Unknown |
| Zircon | Unknown |
| Ore Body (1) | -92.48266, 34.57842 |
|---|
| Thickness | 7.6M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depth to top | 18M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Area | 66HA | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Both |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1920 |
| Year of first production | 1932 |
| District name | Saline District |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Fee Ownership |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | American Cyanamid Co. |
| Interest | 100 |
| Year | 1980 |
| Type of workings | Surface | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Area | 66HA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0051250021 |
BAUXITE IN ARKANSAS, MINING CONGRESS JOURNAL, V.47, NO.3,
P.24-28.
GORDON, M., AND OTHERS, 1958, GEOLOGY OF THE ARKANSAS
BAUXITE REGION, U.S.G.S. PROFESSIONAL PAPER 299, 268 P.
MALAMPHY, M.C., AND OTHERS, 1948, INVESTIGATION OF ARKANSAS
BAUXITE, U.S. BUREAU OF MINES R.I. 4251 63 P.
REYNOLDS METALS COMPANY, 1979, HURRICAN CREEK PLANT,
REYNOLDS PLANT GUIDE, BAUXITE, ARK.
STOUD, R.B., AND OTHERS, 1969, MINERAL RESOURCES AND
INDUSTRIES OF ARKANSAS, U.S. BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 645
418 P.
SURPLUS PROPERTY BOARD, 1945, ALUMINUM PLANTS AND FACILITIES
REPORT TO THE SURPLUS PROPERTY BOARD TO THE CONGRESS 125P
U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, 1953, MATERIALS SURVEY-BAUXITE, U.S.
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE, WASH., D.C.
CALHOUN, W.A., AND H.E. POWELL, JR. LABORATORY INVESTIGA-
-TION OF BAUXITE ORE FROM THE QUAPAW DEPOSIT, SALINE
COUNTY, ARK., U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, RI 5366, OCT. 1957
11 P.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | BAUXITE ORE IS MINED FROM THE QUAPAW MINE AND TRUCKED TO THE REYNOLDS MILL. MILLING AT REYNOLDS IS PROPOSED BECAUSE IT WOULD BE UNECONOMIC TO BUILD A MILL FOR SUCH A SMALL DEPOSIT THIS SYSTEM IS PROPOSED IN ORDER TO CONFORM WITH ASSUMPTIONS MADE FOR THIS ALUMINUM STUDY OF ARKANSAS BAUXITES. THE PRIMARY ASSUMPTION IS THAT ALL BAUXITE ORE WILL BE PROCESSED INTO METALLURGICAL GRADE ALUMINA. IT IS FURTHER ASSUMED THAT THE REYNOLDS MILL CAN HANDLE THE ADDITIONAL TONNAGE WITHOUT A MILL EXPANSION. THE TRANSPORTATION OF ORE TO THE REYNOLDS MILL IS BASED ON THE CLOSE PROXIMITY OF THE QUAPAW MINE TO THE MILL. QUAPAW MINE OPERATES 260 DAYS PER YEAR AT 368 MT ORE PER DAY THE REYNOLDS MILL OPERATES 350 DAYS PER YEAR SO QUAPAW ORE FEED WAS ADJUSTED TO AN AVERAGE FEED AT 350 DAYS PER YEAR. THE ORE FEED WILL BE 273.4 MT ORE PER DAY. PROPERTY REVIEWED BY RC SMITH, 4-87. I TALKED TO JIM PHILLIPS - PLANT MANAGER. SINCE MAY 1985, THEY HAVE BEEN OPERATING AT 40 PCT CAPACITY, USUALLY 10 DAYS ON AND 2-3 WEEKS OFF. PRODUCTION FOR 1984-1986 WAS ABOUT 100,000 ST. PRODUCTION IN 1987 IS 4,000 ST FOR FEB. AND 4,000 ST FOR MARCH. MAY SHUT DOWN AT THE END OF 1987 BECAUSE OF BUDGET CONSTRAINTS. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 19-JAN-1993 | Smith, R.C. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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