WSP08350

• File Number: 8112.600
• Description: Arkansas White Red Basins Interagency Committee - AWRBIAC -- Reports
• Basin: Arkansas
• Water Division: 2
• Date: 6/1/1955
• Title: Arkansas-White-Red River Basins - Part II - Section 16 - Minerals and Geology
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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Fluorspar................................................................................. .
P~gmatite.......................................... .... ............ .......... ...............
Clay and Shale.................................... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .
Silica and Feldspar................................................................

Sulfur.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..

Phosphate.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ~ .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ~ .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ,. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..

Cement Raw Ma.terials.. _._.. ............ ...................... ....................

Bari te .. .. .. _, .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .
Salt.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... .. .. .. .. .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . ..

Volcanic Scoria..................................................."..................

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Mineral Benericiation and Metallurgical Research -

General.".......................... ,,"..... .... ........ ................................ 218
Geochemical and Geobotanical Prospecting............. 219

Cost Estimates.............................................................................. 219
Geologic Mapping.......................................................................... 221
Mineral Policy.................................................................................. 225
Conclusion....................... e.'".............................................................. 228

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1 Petroleum Production in the AWR Basins by States,
1942 through 1952, and Cumulative Production t.o

End or 1952.'..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . '. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 '

2 Petroleum Rerineries and Capacities, January 1, 1953... 18

3 Natural Gasoline Plants in t.he AWE Basins, January 1,

1952.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. '. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 19

'4 Locomotives Ordered in the United States, by Types and

Years.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .".. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 20

5 ProdUction and Proved Reserves or Petroleum in AWR
Basins, 1942 through 1952............................. 22

6 Total Productive Oil Wells Completed in the AWE BaSins,

1949-1953.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 23

7 Exploratory Wells Drilled in the AWE Basins, by St.ates,

1951-1952.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ~ .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 23

8 Marketed Natural Gas Produced in AWR Basins, by States,
1943 -1952 and Cumula ti ve.. . .. .. . ," . . .. . . .. .. .. .. .. . .. 27

9 Natural Gas Pipelines by States, 1949................... 29

10 Natural Gas Consumption by States and by Use, 1951...... 29

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