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  2. Category:Surface mines in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 This page was last edited on 18 March 2009, at 23:29 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons ...

  3. Crater of Diamonds State Park - Wikipedia

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    A supplement to the Nashville News of nearby Nashville, Arkansas, advertising diamonds mining in the early 1900s. In August 1906, John Huddleston found two strange crystals on the surface of his 243-acre farm near Murfreesboro, Arkansas. The following month, Huddleston and his wife, Sarah, sold an option on the property to a group of Little ...

  4. Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 - Wikipedia

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    25th Anniversary of the Surface Mining Law: A report on the protection and restoration of the nation's land and water resources under the Surface Mining Law, Office of Surface Mining, 2003. Available at OSM website. Green, Edward. State and Federal Roles Under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977, 21 S. Ill. U. L.J. 531 (1997)

  5. Category:Mining in Arkansas - Wikipedia

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    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.

  6. Abandoned mine - Wikipedia

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    Such mines are typically left unattended and may pose safety hazards or cause environmental damage without proper maintenance. The term incorporates all types of old mines, including underground shaft mines and drift mines, and surface mines, including quarries and placer mining. Typically, the cost of addressing the mine's hazards is borne by ...

  7. Lists of mines in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Mine: State: Coordinates: Town: Owner: Dates: Comments: Pyne Mine: Alabama 33°22′33.18″N 86°55′21.65″W Lacey's Chapel: Woodward Iron Company: 1918–1971 One of only two shaft mines dug in the Birmingham District, and the last ore mine to operate in the region, closing in 1971. Sloss Mines: Alabama 33.39816°N 86.93276°W Red Mountain

  8. Rush Creek mining district - Wikipedia

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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 ...

  9. Geology of Arkansas - Wikipedia

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    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.