Elkins Pit

Producer in Pulaski county in Arkansas, United States with commodity Clay
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 10284268
MAS/MILS ID 0051190018
Record type Site
Current site name Elkins Pit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -92.26016, 34.67292 (WGS84)
Elevation 90

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Pulaski(county)

Arkansas(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Little Rock(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Little Rock(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Little Rock(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Arkansas-Maumelle(hydrologic unit)

Lower Arkansas-Fourche La Fave(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Arkansas(hydrologic subregion)

Arkansas-White-Red(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Arkansas Pulaski

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
5th Principal 001 N 012 W 35 Arkansas

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Clay Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -92.26016, 34.67292

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 Private

Ownership information

  • Type Unknown
    Owner Mc George Contracting Co,Inc.
    ID 301361
    Home office Arkansas
    Year 1978

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    REVISED BY MILS 9-79

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 03-FEB-1984 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 04/23/1985
MSHA mine ID0301361
Mine name (MSHA)Elkins Pit
Current operatorMc George Contracting Company Inc
Current controller (parent)Haskell L Dickinson II
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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