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Azurite or Azure spar [5]: 14 is a soft, deep-blue copper mineral produced by weathering of copper ore deposits. During the early 19th century, it was also known as chessylite , after the type locality at Chessy-les-Mines near Lyon , France . [ 3 ]
Initially, Arkansas bauxite met 90% of US aluminum demand. Underground mining before and during World War II gave way to open pit mining in the 1960s. During the war, up to six million tons were mined in 1943. Arkansas bauxite mines were often passed over in favor of higher quality bauxite reserves in the Caribbean and mining ceased in 1982.
Pages in category "Mining in Arkansas" The following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. 0–9.
Mined ores were shipped from St. Joe via the Missouri and North Arkansas Railroad, whose depot, faithfully restored to its early 20th-century appearance, sits on U.S. Highway 65 in the middle of the present town of St. Joe. The St. Joe Lime and Crushed Rock Company flourished with the mining boom, operating in a quarry just west of town.
Cartney is an unincorporated community in Baxter County, Arkansas, United States. [1] The community is located along the White River and the Missouri and Northern Arkansas Railroad. [2] The rural crossroads was initially known as Hayney, named after an early postmaster.
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Smithsonite with calcite from the Monte Cristo mine, Rush Creek District, Marion County, Arkansas (size: 11.7 x 9.3 x 5.2 cm Ruins of the New White Eagle Mill, Rush Historic District, Buffalo National River, Arkansas. The best known and most prolific zinc mining region of north Arkansas for many years was the Rush Creek mining district of ...