Arkansas Limestone Co.

Unknown in Izard county in Arkansas, United States with commodities Stone, Limestone, Dimension, Aluminum
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. Production statistics
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10163171
MAS/MILS ID 0050650046
Record type Site
Mineralized Area Fernvale and Kimmswick formations of Ordovician age
Current site name Arkansas Limestone Co.
Alternate or previous names Meyersville Operations

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Trench
Geographic coordinates: -91.86955, 35.90649 (WGS84)
Elevation 130
Location accuracy 10(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Izard(county)

Arkansas(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Mount Pleasant(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Batesville(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Memphis(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Middle White(hydrologic unit)

Upper White(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper White(hydrologic subregion)

Arkansas-White-Red(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Arkansas Izard

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
5th Principal 014 N 008 W 05 NENESW Arkansas

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Stone Tertiary
Limestone, Dimension Primary
Aluminum Critical Secondary

Nearby scientific data

Trench (1) -91.86955, 35.90649

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant Yes
Mining method Quarry

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Reynolds Metal Co
    Home office Arkansas
    Year 1954

Production statistics

  • Year 1954
    Period 1947-1954
    Material Core drilling has indicated a reserve of ~75 million tons of high-calcium limestone.
    Accuracy Estimate

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    USGS 7.5 QUAD

  • Deposit

    SUMMARY REPORT OF MINERALS EXAM-1954

General comments

Subject category Comment text
General Examination made in conncection with the Arkansas-White-Red River Basins Mineral Industry Survey.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 17-NOV-83 Long U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.