• 9 billion tons of lignite in South Arkansas less than 150 ft beneath the surface. See map below of lignite deposits in Ouachita and Calhoun Counties.
• Potential for conversion to synfuels.
• With CO2 sequestration, South Arkansas oil fields can be rejuvenated & the bromine industry extended by over a hundred years.

Pre-Civil War Lignite Activity

Lignite was mined in south Arkansas by underground methods and used before the Civil War. It was first used for steam-boiler fuel and later as fuel for small locomotives near the mines in Ouachita County. In 1907, two small oil-distilling plants were operating in Ouachita County. The plants produced oils from lignite mined by open pit methods in the Camden field in Ouachita County. In 1913, lignite from the Camden area was yielding up to 38 gallons of oil per ton, although the average oil recovery was about 25 gallons per ton.

Arkansas Geological Survey

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Map of Lignite Deposits in Calhoun and Ouachita Counties