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Jul 1, 2024 · By 1922, oil had edged coal out of its top spot in Arkansas’s mineral and fuel outputs. Production decreased over the next 30 years. By 1967, Arkansas only produced 189,000 tons of coal. In 1909, that number was 2,400,000 tons. Today, Arkansas doesn’t have any active coal mines. The last mine closed in 2017.
Jun 10, 2024 · By 1880, eighty percent of the coal mined in Arkansas came from Johnson County. Railroad installations and extensions in the late 1800s encouraged shipping of the coal, and this resulted in extensive coal mine development. In 1907, coal mined in Arkansas reached a peak of 2.6 million tons. Over 106 million tons of coal were produced from 1880 ...
May 21, 2024 · In 1880, the state produced only 14,778 tons hard coal. By 1900, mines shipped approximately two million tons. Coal mining never became a major part of the state’s overall economy, but the industry became a major economic activity in counties with significant deposits, such as Pope, Crawford, Franklin, Johnson, Logan, Sebastian, and Scott ...
Lab. Mining settlement in the coal mining region between Dardanelle (Yell County) and Russellville (Pope County); circa 1930s. Courtesy of the Arkansas State Archives. Major support provided through a partnership with the Arkansas Department of Parks & Tourism. Major funding provided by the Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation.
Apr 11, 2004 · Geologists estimate that Arkansas has coal deposits of about 2.2 billion tons, of which about half is considered recoverable. It is mostly bituminous — “soft coal”— usually found in veins about 2 feet thick. Coal mining began in Arkansas about 1840, with a mine at Spadra worked sporadically to produce coal for blacksmithing needs.
Nov 17, 2021 · In April 1914, the Bache-Denman Coal Co., which owned eight large coal mining firms in western Arkansas, decided to withdraw from the union contract to become an open shop. Union workers rioted at Prairie Creek, near Hartford, and shut down the mine. Bache-Denman recruited 15-20 armed guards from Burns Detective Agency to protect their interest ...
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The Arkansas Geological Survey Mineral Commodity Search / Map catalogs information for over 40 mineral resources. Using the interactive map, users can view the locations of active, abandoned, intermittent, and reclaimed mines for each of the listed mineral commodities. By clicking on individual mines, users can find more information, including the mine operator, mine history, and some ...
