| Deposit ID | 10260139 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W031822 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0051250022 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Reynolds Surface Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Reynolds Mining Corporation, Reynolds Metals Company |
| Related records | 10080544 |
| Point of reference | Plant |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -92.48626, 34.56682 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 104 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Saline(county)
Arkansas(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Bryant(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Little Rock(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Little Rock(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Saline(hydrologic unit)
Lower Ouachita(hydrologic accounting unit)
Lower Red-Ouachita(hydrologic subregion)
Lower Mississippi(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Arkansas | Saline |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5th Principal | 002 S | 014 W | 10 | NE | Arkansas |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Aluminum Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Boehmite | Unknown |
| Gibbsite | Unknown |
| Halloysite | Unknown |
| Kaolinite | Unknown |
| Plant (1) | -92.48626, 34.56682 |
|---|
| Thickness | 6M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depth to top | 49M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Area | 2400HA | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |||||||
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Medium |
| Significant | Yes |
| Year of first production | 1943 |
| Milling method | Thermal Decomposition |
| District name | Saline District |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Fee Ownership |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Reynolds |
| ID | 300262 |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Virginia |
| Year | 1980 |
| Type of workings | Surface | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Area | 400HA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0051250022 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W031822 | MAS references MRDS |
| Mine Safety and Health Administration | MSHA | MSHA | 0300262 |
BUTURLA, F., AND TINSTMAN, R.A., 1970, MULTIPLE LIFT
STRIPPING, MINING CONGRESS JOURNAL, V.56, NO.10, P.55-59
ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, 1974, INTERNATIONAL
DIRECTORY OF MINING AND MINERAL PROCESSING OPERATIONS,
MAGRAW-HILL MINING PUBLICATIONS, NEW YORK, N.Y.
FULLER, J.A., AND KRAUSE, JR., 1961, OPEN PIT MINING OF
BAUXITE IN ARKANSAS, MINING CONGRESS JOURNAL, V.47, NO.3,
GAMMETER, W., 1980, PRIVATE COMMUNICATION, MINING ENGINEER-
ALCOA MINING OPERATIONS, BAUXITE, ARK.
GORDON, M., AND OTHERS, 1958, GEOLOGY OF THE ARKANSAS
BAUXITE REGION, U.S.G.S PROFESSIONAL PAPER 299, 268P.
MALAMPHY, M.C., AND OTHERS, 1948, INVESTIGATION OF ARKANSAS
BAUXITE, U.S. BUREAU OF MINES R.I. 4251 63P.
MARTINE, J., 1980, PRIVATE COMMUNICATION, OPERATIONS
MANAGER-ALCOA ALUMINA PLANT, BAUXITE, ARK
MCNISH, B.G., AND GAMMETER, W., 1979, NEUTRON ACTIVATOR
LABORATORY ANALYZER USED FOR RAPID ANALYSIS FOR ORE
BLENDING, STRIPPING, AND MINE CONTROL,PAPER PRESENTED AT
THE AIME ANNUAL MEETING, NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA, FEBRUARY
18-22, 1979, 3P.
MINING INTERNATIONAL YEARBOOK, 1978, FINANCIAL TIMES
LIMITED, LONDON, ENGLAND, P.477.
REYNOLDS METALS COMPANY, 1979, HURRICANE CREEK PLANT,
REYNOLDS PLANT GUIDE, BAUXITE, ARK.
STROUD, R.B., AND OTHERS, 1969, MINERAL RESOURCES AND
INDUSTRIES OF ARKANSAS, U.S. BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 645,
418P.
SURPLUS PROPERTY BOARDS, 1945, ALUMINUM PLANTS AND
FACILITIES, REPORT OF THE SURPLUS PROPERTY BOARD TO THE
CONGRESS, 125P.
U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, 1953, MATERIALS SURVEY-BAUXITE, U.S.
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE, WASH., D.C.
U.S. TARIFF COMMISSION, 1946, ALUMINUM, WAR CHANGES IN
INDUSTRY SERIES REPORT NO. 14, GOVERNMENT PRINTING
OFFICE, WASH., D.C. 110P.
WEITZ, J.H. AND TROUGHT, M.E., 1944, BAUXITE AND ALUMINUM,
U.S. BUREAU OF MINES MINERALS YEARBOOK, P,666-696.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE PROPERTY EVALUATION IS BASED ON MAXIMUM METALLURGICAL ALUMINUM PRODUCTION POTENTIAL. PROPERTY REVIEWED BY RC SMITH, 4-87. I TALKED TO THE PLANT MANAGER AND HE SAID THE MINE WAS SHUTDOWN IN 1984. THE MINED LAND IS BEING RECLAIMED. THE HURRICANE CREEK ALUMINA PLANT IS BEING DISMANTLED. THE 2 REDUCTION PLANTS ARE SHUTDOWN. THE MINE IS CONSIDERED TO BE PERMANENTLY SHUTDOWN. OREBODY DIMENSIONS ARE EXTREMELY VARIABLE. THE OREBODIES ARE LENTICULAR AND RANGE IN SIZE FROM 1 ACRE TO SEVERAL HUNDRED ACRES. THICKNESS IS ALSO VARIABLE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 06-MAR-1995 | Smith, R.C. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
| Status | Abandoned since 06/30/1988 |
|---|---|
| MSHA mine ID | 0300262 |
| Mine name (MSHA) | Saline County Mines |
| Current operator | Reynolds Metals Company |
| Mine type | Surface (Metal / non-metal) |
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