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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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Black Bear Prospect (Occurrence)Legal Tender Mines (Occurrence)Potts Mine (Unknown)Marguerite Mine (Unknown)Tallow Clay Prospect (Occurrence)Tarkiln Mine (Unknown)Maxwell Mine (Unknown)Ben Harrison Mine + 7 more nearby (Occurrence)White Owl Claim + 1 more nearby (Occurrence)Roy Prospect (Occurrence)Cromwell & Caddy (Unknown)Bill Parks Prospect (Occurrence)Governor Eagles Mine. + 1 more nearby (Occurrence)Great Eastern (Occurrence)Thomas Barclay Prospect + 1 more nearby (Occurrence)Major Durham + 2 more nearby (Occurrence)Markle Mine + 4 more nearby (Past Producer)Pigeon Roost Mine + 1 more nearby (Occurrence)Golden City Shaft + 2 more nearby (Occurrence)Thetford Prospect (Past Producer)Rising Sun Mine (Unknown)Pilot Rock Mine + 1 more nearby (Occurrence)Albert and Jessie Mines (Occurrence)Susquehanna Mine (Past Producer)Blankenship Prospect (Occurrence)Getzendener Prospect (Occurrence)Lockhart Mine (Unknown)Marble Falls Prospect (Occurrence)Marble Falls Mine (Occurrence)Twinkling Star Prospect (Occurrence)Uncle Sam Prosplect (Occurrence)Mcgregor Prospect (Occurrence)Bear Hill Mine (Unknown)Clear Jackmine + 1 more nearby (Occurrence)Old Wood Mine (Occurrence)Fullbright Prospect + 1 more nearby (Occurrence)Big Saddle Prospect (Occurrence)The Famous (Occurrence)Stillwell Prospect (Occurrence)Barnes Mines + 2 more nearby (Occurrence)Houck Mine (Unknown)Hunt, Malloy and Blevins (Past Producer)Big Elephant + 1 more nearby (Occurrence)Tolliner Prospect (Occurrence)Old Lead Mine (Unknown)Lead Drift (Unknown)Christie Prospect (Occurrence)Watson Prospect (Occurrence)Big Buck Prospect + 1 more nearby (Occurrence)East Star Claim + 3 more nearby (Occurrence)Phillips Mine (Unknown)Keystone Prospect (Occurrence)Compound Mine (Unknown)Booth Mine (Unknown)Arkansas Wonder + 1 more nearby (Occurrence)Interstate Mng & Lead Co. Deposit 1 + 1 more nearby (Occurrence)North Star Mine + 1 more nearby (Occurrence)Water Creek Prospect (Occurrence)Hoffman Prospect + 1 more nearby (Occurrence)Big Star Mine + 3 more nearby (Occurrence)Lost Bell + 2 more nearby (Unknown)Lost Bell Claim + 1 more nearby (Occurrence)Homestake Prospect (Occurrence)Climax Mine (Unknown)Red Bird Mine (Unknown)Frost (Unknown)Hyland Deposit (Occurrence)Green Horn Prospect (Occurrence)Mitchell Property + 1 more nearby (Occurrence)Erie Ozark Mine (Unknown)Monkey Hill Mine (Unknown)Mitchell Mine (Occurrence)Gregory Mine + 1 more nearby (Occurrence)Bull Shoal Mine + 1 more nearby (Occurrence)Full Moon Mine (Occurrence)Willett Mine (Unknown)Cobert Prospect (Occurrence)Morgan Prospect (Occurrence)Robinson Prospect (Occurrence)Interstate Mng & Lead Co. Deposit 2 (Occurrence)Great Eastern Prospect (Occurrence)Dyson Prospect (Occurrence)Anglo-American Prospect + 1 more nearby (Occurrence)Little Star Prospect (Occurrence)Big Bell Mine (Unknown)Corbin Iron Deposit (Occurrence)Reynolds Mine (Unknown)Irish Taylor (Occurrence)Ohio Mine + 2 more nearby (Unknown)Blue John Prospect (Past Producer)Beulah + 1 more nearby (Past Producer)Capps + 4 more nearby (Past Producer)Philadeslphia + 1 more nearby (Past Producer)Yellow Rose + 4 more nearby (Past Producer)Dillard Prospect (Occurrence)Savers Prospect (Occurrence)Ike Emery Prospect + 1 more nearby (Occurrence)Bonnie Blue Mine (Unknown)Silver Hollow (Past Producer)Big Elephant Mine (Unknown)Carbonate Point Prospect + 1 more nearby (Occurrence)Sam Hill Mine + 4 more nearby (Unknown)Good Luck Prospect (Occurrence)Lion Hill Mine (Past Producer)Chickasaw Mine + 1 more nearby (Unknown)Rattlesnake + 2 more nearby (Past Producer)Turkey Mountain + 1 more nearby (Past Producer)Dry Bone (Unknown)Foxden + 1 more nearby (Unknown)
Past ProducerProducerProspectOccurrenceStatus unknown
109 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

Mitchell Mine

We picked it because its USGS record mentions 1 gem or collectible mineral (Quartz) and 2 of our card minerals overall. No other named site here scores as high on both counts. USGS lists it as occurrence for Lead, Zinc. Minerals mentioned: Quartz, Galena. Approx. location 36.356, -92.620. 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?

86
Occurrence

The mineral was noted here, without development.

53
Unknown

Status not recorded.

37
Past Producer

Produced ore or material at some point in the past.

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

Sphalerite 31Smithsonite 21Galena 7Hemimorphite 2Hydrozincite 1

Commodities

Lead 103Zinc 96Iron 1Tungsten 1Boron-Borates 1

Sites (first 40)

SiteCommodityMinerals recordedStatusApprox. location
Ben Harrison MineLeadGalenaOccurrence36.350, -92.850
Buffalo ClaimZincGalena, SmithsoniteOccurrence36.333, -92.850
Cincinnati—Galena, SmithsonitePast Producer36.334, -92.653
Mitchell MineLead, ZincGalena, Smithsonite, SphaleriteOccurrence36.356, -92.620
Iola MineLeadGalena, SphaleriteOccurrence36.341, -92.852
Yankee Boy ClaimLeadGalena, SphaleriteOccurrence36.336, -92.859
Big ElephantZincGalena, SphaleriteOccurrence36.352, -92.718
Arkansas WonderZincHemimorphite, Smithsonite, SphaleriteOccurrence36.358, -92.686
Post BoyZincHemimorphite, SphaleriteOccurrence36.296, -92.892
Major DurhamZincHydrozincite, Smithsonite, SphaleriteOccurrence36.362, -92.805
North Star MineZincSmithsoniteOccurrence36.310, -92.679
Hunt, Malloy and BlevinsZincSmithsonite, SphaleritePast Producer36.370, -92.714
Mitchell PropertyZincSmithsonite, SphaleriteOccurrence36.340, -92.636
Gregory MineZincSmithsonite, SphaleriteOccurrence36.345, -92.620
Marble Falls MineZincSmithsonite, SphaleriteOccurrence36.350, -92.783
Pilot Rock MineZincSmithsonite, SphaleriteOccurrence36.336, -92.803
White Owl ClaimZincSmithsonite, SphaleriteOccurrence36.335, -92.852
Legal Tender MinesZincSmithsonite, SphaleriteOccurrence36.306, -92.884
The FamousZincSmithsonite, SphaleriteOccurrence36.357, -92.742
Big BuffaloZincSmithsonite, SphaleriteOccurrence36.311, -92.692
Barnes MinesZincSmithsonite, SphaleriteOccurrence36.315, -92.736
Old Wood MineZincSmithsonite, SphaleriteOccurrence36.288, -92.750
Markle MineLead, ZincSmithsonite, SphaleritePast Producer36.339, -92.819
Lost Bell ClaimZincSmithsonite, SphaleriteOccurrence36.334, -92.653
Bull Shoal MineZincSmithsonite, SphaleriteOccurrence36.331, -92.620
Clear JackmineZincSmithsonite, SphaleriteOccurrence36.300, -92.750
Bear Hill MineZincSphaleritePast Producer36.304, -92.760
Governor Eagles Mine.ZincSphaleriteOccurrence36.308, -92.835
Lenon & Layton ProspectZincSphaleriteOccurrence36.296, -92.820
Hiawatha ClaimZincSphaleriteOccurrence36.304, -92.817
Pigeon Roost MineZincSphaleriteOccurrence36.334, -92.816
Albert and Jessie MinesZincSphaleriteOccurrence36.334, -92.797
Big Star MineZincSphaleriteOccurrence36.351, -92.663
Little BuffaloZincSphaleriteOccurrence36.310, -92.692
Golden City ShaftZincSphaleriteOccurrence36.303, -92.824
Full Moon MineZinc—Occurrence36.318, -92.625
East Star ClaimZinc—Occurrence36.308, -92.697
High Peak ClaimLead—Occurrence36.358, -92.683
Great EasternZinc—Occurrence36.298, -92.825
Beatty MineZinc—Past Producer36.315, -92.739

Fossil collections

The Paleobiology Database lists 5 fossil collection records in Marion County. These are research records, not public dig sites.

Nearby counties

Boone County · Baxter County · Searcy County · Van Buren County · Newton County

Arkansas mineral guides

Back to all Arkansas counties.

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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