This report presents descriptions of 23 antimony mines and prospects in Polk County as of 1979.

It includes:

• History of the discovery of the resource
• Discussion of the general geology, structure, and stratigraphy of the study area
• Discussion of ore and gangue minerals, size and shape of ore shoots, origin and age of deposits, and resources and reserves in the district
• A graph showing production of the Arkansas antimony district from 1874 to 1947
• A graph showing the market price of antimony metal from 1872 to 1974
• A paragenetic diagram of vein and associated minerals in the study area
• A 1:24,000 scale colored geologic map of the study area with mine and prospect locations in pocket

*Includes: 29 pages, 1 plate, 4 figures

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Arkansas Geological Survey
3815 West Roosevelt Road
Little Rock, AR 72204
(501) 296-1877 or (501) 296-1878