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| A General History of Zinc Mining in Arkansas DANA MARTIN B A T O R Y 402 Bucyrus St. Crestline, Ohio...Ohio 44827 Zinc was mined in Arkansas for about 80 years, beginning in the late 1850s. Mines were established...The silent mines in Northern and West-Central Arkansas are all that now remain of the once-booming industry...regions in Arkansas where zinc and lead ores are known to occur. They are the North District (Boone, Marion...Marion, Newton, Searcy, and parts of Baxter, Stone, Independence, Sharp, and Lawrence counties) and the |
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| NOVEMBER 2001 NO. 4 GEOLOGY AND HISTORY OF CONFEDERATE SALTPETER CAVE OPERATIONS IN WESTERN VIRGINIA Robert...199th; 1997; 1998;2000), looks at the geology of cave niter deposits, and the use of this invaluable strategicmaterialto...more of this strategic resource than any other Confederate state (Schroeder-Lein, 1993a). But niter was...e, the Old Dominion provided massive amounts of lead, salt, iron, and coal. Virgmia was, in fact, the...throughout the was-. Confederacy). For example, the lead and salt came exclusivelyh mAustinvilleand Saltvillerespectively |
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| limestone___ _______________________________ Dry Creek shale ________________________ ·___________ Devonian...placer mining____________________________________ Confederate Creek_________________________________ White...Magpie Creek_____________________________________ Cave Gulch_______________________________________ Cooper...proposed placer mining______________________ Confederate Creek_________________________________ White...Hellgate Gulch____________________________________ Cave Gulch and Cooper Gulch______________________ Oregon |
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| Director Bulletin 842 OF THE GREATER HELENA MINING REGION MONTANA BY J. T. PARDEE and F. C. SCHRADER...______________________-__-_________--_------___-_ Ophir district.________________________________________________...__________---__--_-___ Austin district._.____..._..._._.____._____.____.___-.___._____ Marysville district.___________...___________________________________________ Gould district._______________________________________________ Stemple...._ Heddleston district.___________________________________________ Wolf Creek district.._..........__ |
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| crystals, Arkansas also boasts an array of other minerals, as evidenced by this county-by-county description...R K A N S A S H A S A R I C H M I N E R A L and mining heri tage that started in the early 1800s with...of Magnet Cove, continued with mining in north ern and western Arkansas and Magnet Cove during the Civil...extensive collecting in Magnet Cove. In the 1900s, mining and minerals continue to play important roles in...the state, with obvious peaks in exploration and mining having occurred during World Wars I and I I . |
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| CIVIL WAR IN SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINW THE WYTHE COUNTY LEAD MINES Robert C. Whisonant Professor of Geology...Company permanently shut down its lead and zinc works in southern Wythe County, Virginia (Weinberg, 1981)....ended the fascinating 225-year-long story of a mining complex whose history is intricately intertwined...These included salt, iron, niter (saltpeter), and lead. Salt was essential to pack and preserve meat and...for gunpowder; and lead was used to make bullets, which at that time were cast lead projectiles of approximately |
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| Paleozoic age, mostly in dolomitized areas; each mining district is located on a geological dome or arch where...Geologists have now classified other deposits and mining districts in other parts of the world as belonging... However, when iron sulfides predominate, post-mining oxidation may damage calcite and other minerals...United States. Upper Mississippi Valley Zinc-Lead District This formerly important district is located in...Operations for lead were recorded from as early as 1658, and a map from 1687 shows lead mines near the |
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| RUSH C R E E K ZINC DISTRICT PART ONE: HISTORY AND GEOLOGY B y Dana Martin Batory 4 0 2 E . Bucyrus...4 4 8 2 7 HISTORY The zinc region of northern Arkansas lies north of the Boston Mountains and west of...Missouri and northern Arkansas. Zinc and lead ores occur in the counties from the Arkansas-Oklahoma line on...Lawrence County on the east. The most valuable deposits are concentrated in Boone, Marion, Newton, and Searcy...adjacent counties. The Rush Creek District, in the south eastern part of Marion County, extends for several |
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| Kelly Bank Mine Richard S. Mitchell Howard R . Freeland 219 A General History of Zinc Mining in Arkansas...stones only. In most instances, stamps depicting mining only (no rocks or minerals) have been excluded...collecting rocks FUI July 15, 1978 4 sh Emperor gold mine and gold ore BRAZIL June 8 1974 40 c sandstone...sandstone cliffs January 13, 1969 40 c Emperor gold mine and gold ore FRANCE July 8, 1975 September 27, 1969...diamond (cut) CANADA 1963 1 c mineral crystals in upper left corner CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC March 14, |
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| Kelly Bank Mine Richard S. Mitchell Howard R . Freeland 219 A General History of Zinc Mining in Arkansas...stones only. In most instances, stamps depicting mining only (no rocks or minerals) have been excluded...collecting rocks FUI July 15, 1978 4 sh Emperor gold mine and gold ore BRAZIL June 8 1974 40 c sandstone...sandstone cliffs January 13, 1969 40 c Emperor gold mine and gold ore FRANCE July 8, 1975 September 27, 1969...diamond (cut) CANADA 1963 1 c mineral crystals in upper left corner CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC March 14, |
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| THE CIVIL WAR IN SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA: THE SMYTH COUNTY SALT WORKS Robert C. Whisonant Professor of Geology...one enters this small town in northwestern Smyth County, Virginia. And justifiably so, because this great...principal mined resources, in addition to salt, were lead, iron, niter (saltpeter), and coal. Interestingly...Dietrich (1970,p. 147),coal from mines in Montgomery County fired the engines of the southern ironclad Virginia...produced at the Grace Furnace Mines in Botetourt County. But of all Virginia's mineral contributions, perhaps |
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| shelter, cold storage, burials, moonshine stills, mining, and even as hideouts for Civil War soldiers and...more than 6,200 recorded caves; and To the show cave developers of Missouri, who have made it possible...underground and enjoy the won¬ ders and curiosities of the Cave State. \ ^* i. r♦ • t «■I; %* Ji i * I ...8. War and Outlaws .38 .46 9. Onyx Mining.56 10. Guano Mining .63 n. Buried Treasure.70 12. Picnics...77 13. Show Caves 84 X Contents 14. Cave Men and Cave Women.96 15. Changing Attitudes .108 16 |
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| AND TOLTEC SCENIC RAILROAD No. 12—THE Story OF MINING IN NEW MExico PECOSs, RATON— ROCKS, VALLEYS...VALLEYS, MEXICO No. 13—EspANoLa-CHAMA-TAOS Upper AND WATER, Mosaic of New Mexico's Scenery, Rocks, and...MINERAL RESOURCES 1972 NEW MEXICO INSTITUTE OF MINING & TECHNOLOGY Laurence H. NEW MEXICO BUREAU ...Director, Bus./Pub. Office Rosert W. EVELETH, Senior Mining Engineer MiciaktJ. HArRis, Metallurgist JOHN W...Resources division of the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology. Professor Christiansen is a member |
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| concentrations of zinc and lead in the world. These are the Tri-State district of Oklahoma, Kansas, and...The host rock is dolomitized limestone. The mining district is on a dome or arch. Mineralization is confined...TRI-STATE DISTRICT History of the Missouri Portion of the Tri-State District The Tri-State district, extending...discovery of the district is credited to William Tingle and his nephew, D. Campbell, who found lead ore and started...small-scale mining in 1849 on Turkey Creek in Joplin, Missouri (Dressel 1989). The history of the district is |
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| was discovered in the region in Powell County in 1852. Mining began in the 1860's, and since then the...the Forest has produced gold, silver, copper, lead, zinc, molybdenum, and phosphate minerals. * At the...References cited F. Mineral resource geology of mining districts/areas Lincoln Region by R.G. Tysdal,...G. Tysdal, E.A. du Bray, and J.W. Whipple York district Geologic setting Mineral deposits Sediment-hosted...Exhalative, Au iii Vein, Au-bearing Confederate Gulch district and Southern Big Belt area Geologic setting |
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| Alabama P.O. Box 0 Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35486 85° • County Seat ALABAMA'S MINERAL INDUSTRY began in 1818...iron furnace was built near Russellville, Franklin County, utilizing local brown iron-ore (goethite) deposits...Tennessee River Valley area near Huntsville, Madison County, the first such mineralogical description in the...1831 along tributaries of the Coosa River (Chilton County). Utilization of mineral resources in Alabama has...has long been a significant part of the state's mining industry. Since 1880, mineraI production has been |
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| sinkhole, Hamilton County 20 Bear Creek Fault 21 Cimarron River bed, Grant County 26 A dust storm near...Crooked Creek and Fowler faults 34 Big Basin, Clark County 39 St. Jacob’s Well, Clark County 40 The bridge...bridge at Keiger Creek, Clark County Red Hills, Barber County 47 A slump feature, Barber County 48 Satin spar...the Red Hills 49 Flowerpot Mound, Barber County 50 The Arkansas River west of Winfield 60 62 A geode from...Chautauqua County 67 Big Brutus, Cherokee County 78 79 Phosphate nodules, Cherokee County Strip pits |
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| Pleasants and the military geology of the Petersburg mine-June-July, 1864 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....resources of Fayette County . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1 Groundwater resources of Erie County . . . . . . . ...marks the site of the explosion of the "Petersburg mine," prelude to the Civil War "Battle of The Crater...the resource. Assessment and use decisions do not lead to protection, however. To protect groundwater one...and the Military Geology of the .......,...llsburg Mine-June-Jut , 1864 by Jon D. lnners Pennsylvania Geological |
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| Inc. Economic Geology, v. 111, pp. 1815–1823 Mining and Exploration History of the Southeast Missouri...Fairgrounds Road, Rolla, Missouri 65401 Abstract Mining has been a driving force in the development of...famine, success and ruin. In southeast Missouri, the mining history spans times from early crude furnaces and...Missouri led to eventual downturn in the local mining industry. Magnetic surveys in the 1950s resulted...production in Missouri ceased in 2001, when the Pea Ridge mine closed. Great potential nevertheless exists for |
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| Figure I: Galena, Treece, Kansas, Tri-State district; specimen 5Vi cm tall; Na tional Museum of Canada...figure 2 (leftI: Galena. Crawford mine, Pirher, Oklahoma, Tri-State district; 6' 2 cm across; Harvard Mineralogical...page): Galena, St. Joseph Lead mine, Viburnum, Missouri, Viburnum Trend district; 6 cm on edge; James Madison...S O U R C E O F G A L E N A , an ore mineral of lead, is composed of Mississippi Valley-type (MVT) deposits...90 percent of the United States' total output of lead. As a group, mines classified as MVT are also major |
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| xiii In the Beginning xvii 3 I. THE LOST SAN SABA MINE Miranda’s Report—The Filibusters—Bowie’s Secret—... THE LOST NIGGER MINE 158 IX. ON WEST The Engineer’s Ledge—The Lost Padre Mine 166 X. LOS MUERTOS...OF THE DESERT Nuggets in the Sand—The Breyfogle Mine—Yuma’s Gold 197 XII. IN THE SUNSHINE OF THE PECOS...Vaca’s Cave— José’s One Lucky Find Eo XIII. THE PECOS BARRICADE Maximilian’s Gold—Rattlesnake Cave on the...ONLY GOLD AND SILVER The Foxes Have Holes—Precious Lead—Copper on the Brazos 254 XVI. SARTIN FOR SURE |
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| Direetor Bulletin 853 ZI CA D LEAD DEPOSITS OF ORTHER ARKANSAS BY EDWI T. McKNIGHT Prepared in...__________ ---- ____________ __ _ 26 2 40 42 47 4 4 Upper Ordovician eri e------------------- - -~---- ---------F..._______ __ - ___ _____ JRegional distri bution of lead __________ _______ __________________ Occurrence...pper Cave Creek d i tricL _ _ ___ _______________ __________ __ M ount H ersey-lower Cave Creek di t..._____ ___ ~ill Creek distri ct_ __________________ _____ _______________ _ Davis Creek-Hurri cane Branch |
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| MISSOURI GEOLOGICAL SURVEY VOLUME VII. LEAD AND ZINC DEPOSITS ( SECTION 2) By ARTHUR WINSLOW A...herewith the second .section of the Report on the Lead and Zinc Deposits of Missouri, by Mr. Arthur Winslow...I. LEAD AND ZINC. History, Compounds, Modls of Occu1-rence, Distribution and Industry of Lead and Zinc...throughout the World. I. HISTORICA L SKETCIT OF LEAD A::SO Znrn....... .. .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . CHAPTER :! Lead, Zinc, 2. Lead in Europe .................•......•.... |
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| NEw MEXICO No. 6 - TRAIL GUIDE TO GEOLOGY OF THE UPPER PECOS. NEW MEXICO No. 7 - HIGH PLAINS NoRTHEASTERN...AND TOLTEC SCENIC RAILROAD No. 12-THE STORY OF MINING IN NEW MEXICO N0 . 13-ESPANOLA-C HAMA-T AOS ...MINERAL RESO URCES 1972 NEW MEXICO INSTITUTE OF MINING & TECHNOLOGY Laurence H. Lattrnan, President NEW... ~ Guodolue,e ~ Jf ~ II ■· , ,sbod 1 \\ 1 1 Cave r ns ~ <: " . ,,· -.Po rt rt 11 o ~M t Mis ...Resources division of the New 1\1exico Institute of Mining and T echnology. Professor Christiansen is a member |
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| nitrate deposits_________ _-_.-_________._____ _ Cave deposits... .. __________ _____________________...___ ____.__._ Lawrence County.. ___ ________________ ________ Winston County... _.__ _______________________..._____________________________ Cochise County _______ _ _________ ___ ____ Coconino County..... _________________________________...._ ._ Greenlee County Pinal County __ ._ .. _____________ ________ Santa Cruz County _ --_-________---___-_---_..._.__..________ Yavapai County..____________________________________ Arkansas __________________________________ |
