| Deposit ID | 10103775 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M055065 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 51090049 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Lowery and James |
| Alternate or previous names | Lowrey Lease, Lowrey and James |
| Related records | 10284101 |
| Point of reference | Pit |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -93.68667, 34.17079 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 183 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
| Relative position | 5 MILES NORTH OF MURFREESBORO. On small island west of Boat Ramp on topo. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Pike(county)
Arkansas(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Narrows Dam(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)
Federal lands
Corps of Engineers(Branch)
Branch USACE(Type of land area)
USACE(Federal land areas administered by USACE)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Arkansas | Pike |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5th Principal | 007S | 025W | 5 | C of S2N2 | Arkansas |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Mercury | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Cinnabar | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone | ||
| |||
| Pit (1) | -93.68667, 34.17079 |
|---|
| 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 |
| Strike | N 30 W |
|---|---|
| Dip | 65 W |
| Operation type | Surface-Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Arkansas Quicksilver District |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | W.M. James |
| Home office | Murfreesboro |
| Year | 1942 |
| Type | Lessor |
|---|---|
| Owner | J.M. Lowrey |
| Home office | Hot Springs, AR |
| Year | 1942 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Ozan Graysonia Lumber Co |
| Year | 1944 |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Lowrey And A.L. Hertage |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M055065 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 51090049 | =newMRDS 10284101, merged and deleted. |
USGS, 1942, BULL. 936-H
Chester, 1965, USBM IC-8252, p. 84.
USBM DATA
Clardy, B.F., and Bush, W.V., 1976, Mercury district of southwest Arkansas: Arkansas Geological Commission Information Circular 23, 57 p.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ORE OCCURS IN FRACTURES WHICH HAVE INDICATED STRIKE AND DIP |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 1973-09-01 | Bergquist, Joel R. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Editor | 2012-11-15 | Wilson, Anna B | U.S. Geological Survey | merged and deleted duplicate record 10284101 |
| Reporter | 1980-05-20 | Rlw | U.S. Bureau of Mines | MAS 0051090049 = newMRDS 10284101 |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.