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Check access before you go. Most sites listed here are old mines, quarries or prospects, and many are on private land or active mining claims. Get the landowner's permission, check the rules of the agency that manages any public land, and never enter mine workings. Locations are approximate.

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Josie B. Mine (Past Producer)Carrollton Lode Claim (Occurrence)Carrier Prospect (Prospect)Harrison Smeltin & Refining Co. (Past Producer)Alfred E. Granger Property (Occurrence)Briscoe Prospect (Occurrence)Charles B. Wier (Occurrence)Red Fox Mine (Past Producer)Bailey Outcrops (Occurrence)Hook Farm Prospect (Occurrence)Denison Mine + 1 more nearby (Past Producer)Low Gap Prospect (Prospect)Idlewilde Claim + 1 more nearby (Occurrence)More Lock Mine (Past Producer)Low Gap Mine (Past Producer)Jackson Mine (Past Producer)Silver Fox Mine (Past Producer)Halliday Mine (Past Producer)Willis Mine (Prospect)Bryan & Snyder Mine (Past Producer)Ayers Cut + 2 more nearby (Occurrence)Starkey Mine (Past Producer)Max Black Mine (Past Producer)Combination Lode + 1 more nearby (Past Producer)Bonanza Mine + 2 more nearby (Past Producer)Oklahoma Claim + 4 more nearby (Past Producer)Oswego Mine (Past Producer)Unknown Mine (Unknown)Onwata 1 & 2 7ines + 1 more nearby (Past Producer)Rosin Jack + 2 more nearby (Occurrence)Little Rock Placer Claim + 4 more nearby (Occurrence)Madison Mine (Unknown)Kansas Claim + 3 more nearby (Occurrence)Rhodes Property + 5 more nearby (Occurrence)Unk + 1 more nearby (Unknown)Van Vorhees Mine + 1 more nearby (Past Producer)Everton Prospect (Prospect)
Past ProducerProducerProspectOccurrenceStatus unknown
37 paw pins; nearby sites are grouped into one pin. Hover or tap a pin for the site name. 1 site(s) with USGS coordinates outside the outline are not pinned. County outline: US Census Bureau cartographic boundary file (2023). Locations approximate.

Woof’s favorite find

Bonanza Mine

We picked it because its USGS record mentions 1 gem or collectible mineral (Quartz) and 1 of our card minerals overall. That ties with 1 other site(s), so we broke the tie by mine status (past producers first), then USGS record quality, then name. USGS lists it as past producer for Zinc. Minerals mentioned: Quartz. Approx. location 36.350, -92.967. USGS record.

Ask first: a USGS record doesn’t mean you can visit. Find out who owns the land and get permission before collecting.

Field cards: what kind of sites?

35
Past Producer

Produced ore or material at some point in the past.

20
Occurrence

The mineral was noted here, without development.

6
Prospect

Explored or test-dug, with no recorded production.

5
Unknown

Status not recorded.

Status terms come from USGS MRDS records.

Mineral cards

Counts are sites whose USGS record mentions the mineral or commodity. Hardness from Mindat.

Minerals recorded here

Smithsonite 12Sphalerite 11Galena 6Hemimorphite 3

Commodities

Zinc 36Lead 33Manganese 1Silica 1

Sites (first 40)

SiteCommodityMinerals recordedStatusApprox. location
Ayers CutLeadGalenaOccurrence36.351, -92.999
Saturn PlacerLead, ZincGalenaOccurrence36.349, -92.952
Jones ProspectsZincGalena, SmithsoniteOccurrence36.352, -92.994
Low Gap MineLead, ZincGalena, SmithsonitePast Producer36.392, -93.020
Cave MineZincGalena, Smithsonite, SphaleritePast Producer36.353, -92.970
BessieLeadGalena, SphaleritePast Producer36.352, -92.975
Frisco PlacerZincHemimorphite, Smithsonite, SphaleritePast Producer36.292, -92.920
Found Indian ClaimZincHemimorphite, SphaleriteOccurrence36.297, -92.929
Big Mineral Placer ClaimZincHemimorphite, SphaleriteOccurrence36.293, -92.926
New Era ClaimZincSmithsoniteOccurrence36.352, -93.033
Oklahoma ClaimZincSmithsonitePast Producer36.342, -92.950
Buck Hollow ProspectsZincSmithsoniteOccurrence36.350, -92.949
Bailey OutcropsZincSmithsoniteOccurrence36.350, -93.045
Combination LodeZincSmithsonite, SphaleritePast Producer36.346, -92.983
Little Rock Placer ClaimZincSmithsonite, SphaleriteOccurrence36.297, -92.925
Bonanza MineZincSmithsonite, SphaleritePast Producer36.350, -92.967
Carrollton Lode ClaimZincSmithsonite, SphaleriteOccurrence36.333, -93.182
Rhodes PropertyZincSphaleriteOccurrence36.297, -92.909
Rosin JackZincSphaleriteOccurrence36.300, -92.925
Empire LodeZinc—Occurrence36.345, -92.999
Idlewilde ClaimZinc—Occurrence36.347, -93.035
Last Chance ClaimZinc—Occurrence36.300, -92.911
Kansas ClaimZinc—Occurrence36.300, -92.917
Jackpot MineZinc—Unknown36.301, -92.906
Coon Hollow MineZinc—Past Producer36.299, -92.917
UnkZinc—Unknown36.283, -92.917
Almy MineZinc—Past Producer36.304, -92.912
Starkey MineLead—Past Producer36.223, -93.000
Bryan & Snyder MineLead—Past Producer36.367, -93.002
Rock & Ore ProspectLead—Prospect36.354, -92.947
Alfred E. Granger PropertyManganese—Occurrence36.297, -93.070
Denison MineLead—Past Producer36.237, -93.039
Charles B. WierZinc—Occurrence36.431, -93.044
Rhodes-Manchester MineLead—Past Producer36.311, -92.926
Boggs MineLead—Past Producer36.300, -92.929
Onwata 1 & 2 7inesZinc—Past Producer36.354, -92.928
Gloria MineZinc—Past Producer36.300, -92.909
More Lock MineLead—Past Producer36.412, -93.014
Low Gap ProspectLead—Prospect36.408, -93.023
Elixir MineLead—Past Producer36.345, -92.947

Fossil collections

The Paleobiology Database lists 7 fossil collection records in Boone County. These are research records, not public dig sites.

Nearby counties

Marion County · Searcy County · Newton County · Carroll County · Baxter County

Arkansas mineral guides

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Related articles

How we built this page: we counted named sites in the USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) for this area, left out sand, gravel, crushed stone, clay pits and unnamed sites, grouped them by Census county, and linked every site to its USGS record. We did not visit these sites, and MRDS does not tell you who owns the land or whether collecting is allowed.

Source: USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS). USGS ceased systematic updates to MRDS around 2011, so status and details may be out of date. Each site links to its USGS record.

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