Arkansas · Saline County
Producer
Arkansas Bauxite Region
Saline County, Arkansas, United States
Kaolin Aluminum
Land & claims · BLM · live
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Surface manager + active mining claims at this point, live from BLM. The "open to location" notes are a general 1872-Mining-Law guide, not BLM output — decision-support only; verify with BLM MLRS and on the ground before staking or entry.
Commodities
PrimaryKaolin, Aluminum
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
Orebody formPOD/LENS - TABULAR
Ore controlResidual Material On Syenite And Stratigraphic Zones
Materials
Ore mineralsBauxite, Gibbsite
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Production years1950-1973
First production1896
Discovery year1887
Description
J. C. Branner
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References
GORDON, MACKENZIE, JR., TRACEY, J. I., JR., AND ELLIS, M. W., 1958, GEOLOGY OF THE ARKANSAS BAUXITE REGION: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 299, P. 268U.S.B.M. REPT. INVS. 4251-4268GORDON, MACKENZIE, JR., TRACEY, J.I., JR., AND ELLIS, M.W., GEOLOGY OF THE ARKANSAS BAUXITE REGION: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 299, 268 P.U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, REPORT OF INVESTIGATION 4251-4268: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES.1942 DIREXPL USBM - MANY1942 GEOLMAP GORDON AND OTHERSESTIMATEITEM 1, RESERVES MORE THAN 8 FT. DEPOSITS, 1950 PROF PAPER299
Identification
Deposit ID10068413
MRDS IDW001467
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates34.50012, -92.50016
Base: USGS MRDS (public domain, frozen 2011). Community notes © their authors, CC-BY. Land data live from BLM.