Arkansas · Saline County
Past Producer

Quapaw Bauxite Mine

Saline County, Arkansas, United States
AluminumIronSilicaTitaniumWaterFree
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Commodities
PrimaryAluminum
TertiaryIron, Silica, Titanium, Water, Free
Commodity typeB
Deposit
WorkingsSurface
Materials
Other materialsCliachite, Gibbsite, Ilmenite, Kaolinite, Magnetite, Pyrite, Quartz, Rutile, Siderite, Zircon
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1932
Discovery year1920
Identification
Deposit ID10284202
Alternate namesQuapaw South Mine, American Cyanamid Mine, Quapaw North Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates34.57842, -92.48266
References
BAUXITE IN ARKANSAS, MINING CONGRESS JOURNAL, V.47, NO.3,P.24-28.GORDON, M., AND OTHERS, 1958, GEOLOGY OF THE ARKANSASBAUXITE REGION, U.S.G.S. PROFESSIONAL PAPER 299, 268 P.MALAMPHY, M.C., AND OTHERS, 1948, INVESTIGATION OF ARKANSASBAUXITE, U.S. BUREAU OF MINES R.I. 4251 63 P.REYNOLDS METALS COMPANY, 1979, HURRICAN CREEK PLANT,REYNOLDS PLANT GUIDE, BAUXITE, ARK.STOUD, R.B., AND OTHERS, 1969, MINERAL RESOURCES ANDINDUSTRIES OF ARKANSAS, U.S. BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 645418 P.SURPLUS PROPERTY BOARD, 1945, ALUMINUM PLANTS AND FACILITIESREPORT TO THE SURPLUS PROPERTY BOARD TO THE CONGRESS 125PU.S. BUREAU OF MINES, 1953, MATERIALS SURVEY-BAUXITE, U.S.GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE, WASH., D.C.CALHOUN, W.A., AND H.E. POWELL, JR. LABORATORY INVESTIGA--TION OF BAUXITE ORE FROM THE QUAPAW DEPOSIT, SALINECOUNTY, ARK., U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, RI 5366, OCT. 195711 P.