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Crater of Diamonds State Park is a 911-acre (369 ha) Arkansas state park in Pike County, Arkansas, in the United States.The park features a 37.5-acre (15.2-hectare) plowed field, one of the few diamond-bearing sites accessible to the public.
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.
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 ...
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 ...
Bauxite is located in Saline County in south central Arkansas. Situated along Arkansas Highway 183 [5] which also runs through Benton and Bryant, Bauxite is bordered on that path by Benton to the west and Bryant to the north. The city is 14 miles southwest of Little Rock.
Zinc is located at (36.285384, −92.915419), approximately nine miles east in straight-line distance from the county seat of Harrison According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.752 square miles (1.95 km 2), of which 0.751 square miles (1.95 km 2) is land and 0.001 square miles (0.0026 km 2) is water.
Coal mining was an important industry in the River Valley's early history. Coal fields in Arkansas are found in the Arkansas River Valley, spanning about 33 miles wide and 60 miles long. The coal deposits generally attain a thickness of up to nine feet and tend to be smaller because of their lenticular shape and geological variations.
The city was also home to significant mining activity, which has returned to a limited extent. Most farm owners have oil or gas pumps in farmland across the town. Hartford is the home of the last working coal mine in the state of Arkansas. The town has views of both Sugarloaf and Poteau mountains.