Mines in Van Buren County, Arkansas

17Total
2Active

Van Buren County, Arkansas has 17 mine and mineral deposit locations documented in federal records from the USGS and MSHA. 2 of these are currently active mining operations. The most commonly recorded commodity is sand and gravel, construction, with 8 sites. The table below lists all recorded mines in the county with links to individual site details.

All Mines in Van Buren County

MineCommodityTypeStatusSource
Mitchell Pit & PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfaceProducerMRDS
Van Buren County PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfaceProducerMRDS
Aday QuarryCrushed, Broken Limestone NECSurfaceAbandonedMSHA
Choctaw QuarryCrushed, Broken SandstoneSurfaceIntermittentMSHA
J E FergusonPhosphorus-PhosphatesSurfacePast ProducerMRDS
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfacePast ProducerMRDS
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionUndergroundPast ProducerMRDS
UnkStoneSurfacePast ProducerMRDS
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfacePast ProducerMRDS
UnkClaySurfacePast ProducerMRDS
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfacePast ProducerMRDS
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfacePast ProducerMRDS
UnkStoneSurfacePast ProducerMRDS
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfacePast ProducerMRDS
Van Buren CoCrushed, Broken SandstoneSurfaceIntermittentMSHA
Van Buren County CrusherCrushed, Broken Stone NECSurfaceAbandonedMSHA
Weaver Creek Mine / Shirley QuarryConstruction Sand and GravelSurfaceAbandonedMSHA