Buffalo River Pit & Plant

Producer in Searcy county in Arkansas, United States with commodity Sand and Gravel, Construction
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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. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10211252
MAS/MILS ID 0051290002
Record type Site
Current site name Buffalo River Pit & Plant

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -92.74487, 35.98399 (WGS84)
Elevation 180

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Searcy(county)

Arkansas(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Marshall(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Mountain View(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Russellville(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Buffalo(hydrologic unit)

Upper White(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper White(hydrologic subregion)

Arkansas-White-Red(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Buffalo National River(National River)

National River NPS(Type of land area)

NPS(Federal land areas administered by NPS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Arkansas Searcy

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
5th Principal 016 N 017 W 36 Arkansas

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -92.74487, 35.98399

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Unknown
    Owner Clinton Ready-Mix Co.
    ID 300892
    Home office Arkansas
    Year 1978

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 11-JAN-1979 Reynolds U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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Current status (per MSHA)

StatusAbandoned since 05/25/1979
MSHA mine ID0300892
Mine name (MSHA)Buffalo River Pit And Plant
Current operatorClinton Ready Mix Company
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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