Rauch Mine

Past Producer in Pulaski county in Arkansas, United States with commodity 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. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10284466
MAS/MILS ID 0051190015
Record type Site
Current site name Rauch Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -92.29016, 34.72902 (WGS84)
Elevation 78
Location accuracy 5000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Pulaski(county)

Arkansas(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Little Rock(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Little Rock(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Little Rock(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Arkansas-Maumelle(hydrologic unit)

Lower Arkansas-Fourche La Fave(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Arkansas(hydrologic subregion)

Arkansas-White-Red(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Arkansas Pulaski

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
5th Principal 001 N 012 W 10 Arkansas

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Aluminum Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -92.29016, 34.72902

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Mc George Contracting Co.
    ID 300715
    Year 1979

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    REVISE BY MILS 9-79

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit INFORMATION IS DATED. MINING OF MET. GRADE BAUXITE IN ARKANSAS CEASED IN 1989.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 16-SEP-1996 Intermountain Field Operations Center (IFOC) 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 06/13/2016
MSHA mine ID0300715
Mine name (MSHA)Rauch Mine
Current operatorMcGeorge Contracting Company Inc
Current controller (parent)Haskell L Dickinson II
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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