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The Rush Historic District is a zinc mining region of the Ozark Mountains in Arkansas. Now located within Buffalo National River , the district includes ruins dating from 1880 to 1940. The area was an important part of what became known as the North Arkansas Lead and Zinc District , and played a role in the development of railroads and modern ...
Map all coordinates using ... Pages in category "Mining in Arkansas" The following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total. ... (Hot Springs, Arkansas) J ...
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 ...
According to a 1904 dictionary of U.S. statutory language, "a mining district is a section of country usually designated by name and described or understood as being confined in certain boundaries, in which gold or silver or both are found in paying quantities, and which is worked therefor, under rules and regulations prescribed by the miners."
In the 1920s, nationwide attention focused on South Arkansas when the Smackover Field [2] was ranked first among the nation's oil fields. For five months in 1925, the 40-square-mile (100 km 2) Smackover Field was the focal point of one of the wildest mineral booms in North America. Today, south Arkansas's oil fields produce petroleum throughout ...
Miners rushed to lay claims for mining rights, mostly in a mountainous area about five miles south of Amity in the foothills of the Ouachita Mountains. Two companies, "Southwestern Quicksilver Company" and the "Arkansas Quicksilver Company", were the main employers. The rush was short-lived, but did provide employment in the area for almost a ...
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.