Wells Gravel Pit

Past Producer in Greene county in Arkansas, United States with commodity Sand and Gravel, Construction
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. Ownership information
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10162399
MAS/MILS ID 0050550045
Record type Site
Current site name Wells Gravel Pit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Town
Geographic coordinates: -90.4854, 36.05699 (WGS84)
Elevation 315
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Greene(county)

Arkansas(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Paragould East(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Paragould(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Poplar Bluff(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower St. Francis(hydrologic unit)

St. Francis(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Mississippi-St. Francis(hydrologic subregion)

Lower Mississippi(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Arkansas Greene

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
5th Principal 016 N 005 E 36 SW Arkansas

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Town (1) -90.4854, 36.05699

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner James Wells
    ID 301433
    Home office Arkansas
    Year 1981

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    TURN RT AT CAMPGRND RD W OF PARAGOULD HWY 412 2 MI WELLS HSE

  • Deposit

    MSHA SHEET 1981

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 05-DEC-83 Long 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 10/01/1996
MSHA mine ID0301433
Mine name (MSHA)Wells Gravel Pit
Current operatorWells Trucking & Gravel
Current controller (parent)Wells James
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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