| Deposit ID | 10040330 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M055048 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 51090020 |
| Record type | Site |
| Mineralized Area | Arkansas Quicksilver District |
| Current site name | Bemis Hill |
| Alternate or previous names | Ozark Quicksilver Corp., French Men's Mine, Big Red, Ozark |
| Related records | 10113991 |
| Point of reference | Centroid |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -93.45806, 34.18134 (WGS84) |
| Location accuracy | 500(meters) |
| Relative position | 7 MI NE OF PIKE CITY, ARK. Bemis Hill prospects are scattered along the NW-trending hillside between Nutts and Twin Bridges. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Pike(county)
Arkansas(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Chalybeate Mountain West(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Arkadelphia(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Little Rock(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Little Missouri(hydrologic unit)
Upper Ouachita(hydrologic accounting unit)
Lower Red-Ouachita(hydrologic subregion)
Lower Mississippi(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Arkansas | Pike |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5th Principal | 006S | 023W | 33;28 | NW4; S2 SW4 | Arkansas |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Mercury | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Cinnabar | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone | ||||
| Rock unit name | Jackfort Sandstone | ||||
| Rock description | Jackfort Penn. Sandstone | ||||
| |||||
| Centroid (1) | -93.45806, 34.18134 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Bemis Hill Mine Lies Between Amity Fault And South Branch Of Cowhide Fault. |
| Type of structure | Regional |
| Structure description | Thrust Faults, N-S Tear Faults, And Two Fold Systems. ; Reg.Trends: Thrust Faults From S In Late Paleozoic |
| Operation type | Surface-Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Production years | 1931-1934, 1935-1941 |
| District name | Arkansas Quicksilver District |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Ozan Graysonia Lumber Co. |
| Year | 1944 |
| Type | Unknown |
|---|---|
| Owner | Arkansas Quicksilver Co. |
| Year | 1965 |
| First year | 1931 |
| Last year | 1934 |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Mid Continent Quicksilver Corp. |
| First year | 1939 |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 381M |
| Overall depth | 15.24M |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 259.08M |
| Overall depth | 15.24M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M055048 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 51090020 | =newMRDS 10113991, merged and deleted. |
USGS, 1937, BULL. 886-C
BAILEY, E.H., USGS, (PERSONAL FILES)
Chester, 1965, USBM IC-8252, p. 75-86.
Clardy, B.F., and Bush, W.V., 1976, Mercury district of southwest Arkansas: Arkansas Geological Commission Information Circular 23, 57 p.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 1973-09-01 | Bergquist, Joel R. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Editor | 2012-11-08 | Wilson, Anna B | U.S. Geological Survey | merged and deleted duplicate record 10113991 |
| Reporter | 1980-05-20 | Rlw | U.S. Bureau of Mines | MAS 0051090020 = 10113991 |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.