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Arkansas Operations Mine

Producer in Saline county in Arkansas, United States with commodity Aluminum
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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. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10284641
MAS/MILS ID 0051250015
Record type Site
Current site name Arkansas Operations Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -92.53376, 34.55542 (WGS84)
Elevation 130
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Saline(county)

Arkansas(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Benton(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Arkansas Saline

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
5th Principal 002 S 014 W 08 Arkansas

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Aluminum Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -92.53376, 34.55542
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Alcoa - Aluminum Co. Of America
    ID 300472
    Home office Arkansas
    Year 1979

Reference information

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit INFORMATION IS DATED. PLANT PRODUCES CHEMICALS FROM CHEM GR BAUXITE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 16-SEP-1996 Rjs U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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Current status (per MSHA)

StatusAbandoned since 03/19/2004
MSHA mine ID0300472
Mine name (MSHA)Arkansas Operations Mine
Current operatorAlcoa Inc
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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