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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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Peck Mine (Past Producer)Cross Prospect (Past Producer)Ponca City Mine (Past Producer)Bennett (Past Producer)Davidson Prospect + 2 more nearby (Prospect)Brewer No 2 + 2 more nearby (Past Producer)Brewer (Past Producer)Beechwood + 1 more nearby (Past Producer)Ben Heuer Property (Past Producer)Jackpot (Past Producer)Lamar Mine (Past Producer)Hudson Property (Past Producer)Boulder Prospect (Past Producer)Blue Bluff + 1 more nearby (Past Producer)Lee Roy Mine (Unknown)Tom Hill Property (Occurrence)Bierbaum (Past Producer)Bonanza Mine (Past Producer)Spier Mine (Past Producer)Little Buffalo River (Past Producer)Ragged Breeches (Past Producer)Upper Cave Creek (Past Producer)Lost Mountain Mine + 1 more nearby (Past Producer)A-Prospect (Past Producer)Old Granby Mine + 1 more nearby (Past Producer)Confederate (Past Producer)Yount (Past Producer)Belle of Wichita Mine (Past Producer)
Past ProducerProducerProspectOccurrenceStatus unknown
28 paw pins; nearby sites are grouped into one pin. Hover or tap a pin for the site name. 2 site(s) with USGS coordinates outside the outline are not pinned. County outline: US Census Bureau cartographic boundary file (2023). Locations approximate.

Field cards: what kind of sites?

33
Past Producer

Produced ore or material at some point in the past.

3
Occurrence

The mineral was noted here, without development.

1
Prospect

Explored or test-dug, with no recorded production.

1
Unknown

Status not recorded.

Status terms come from USGS MRDS records.

Minerals recorded here

No individual minerals are listed in these records.

Commodities

Zinc 28Lead 23Manganese 3Iron 1Kaolin 1

Sites

SiteCommodityMinerals recordedStatusApprox. location
Bonanza MineLead, Zinc—Past Producer36.023, -93.035
Davidson ProspectIron—Prospect36.071, -93.360
Upper Cave CreekLead, Zinc—Past Producer35.901, -92.971
Blue BluffLead, Zinc—Past Producer35.998, -93.263
Old Granby MineLead, Zinc—Past Producer36.011, -92.953
JackpotLead—Past Producer35.947, -93.308
Lamar Mine——Past Producer35.920, -93.319
Ponca City MineZinc—Past Producer36.023, -93.372
BeechwoodZinc—Past Producer36.016, -93.357
PoncaLead, Zinc—Past Producer36.017, -93.367
Peck MineZinc—Past Producer35.960, -93.440
Lee Roy MineLead—Unknown36.071, -93.152
Bald HillZinc—Past Producer36.020, -92.911
Spier MineZinc—Past Producer36.052, -92.999
Belle of Wichita MineLead, Zinc—Past Producer35.975, -92.945
Brewer No 2Zinc—Past Producer36.051, -93.348
Little Buffalo RiverZinc—Past Producer36.000, -93.000
Lost Mountain MineLead, Zinc—Past Producer35.894, -92.978
BierbaumLead—Past Producer35.957, -93.067
BennettZinc—Past Producer36.007, -93.387
Hudson PropertyLead, Zinc—Past Producer35.970, -93.283
YountZinc—Past Producer36.008, -92.946
ConfederateLead—Past Producer35.993, -92.967
Canton MineLead—Past Producer36.068, -93.363
Chimney Rock MineLead, Zinc—Past Producer36.049, -93.348
Ben Heuer PropertyKaolin—Past Producer36.077, -93.342
Tom Hill PropertyZinc—Occurrence36.021, -93.099
Turkey Fat MineZinc—Past Producer35.894, -92.978
Sam DavidsonManganese—Occurrence36.070, -93.362
A-ProspectLead—Past Producer36.019, -92.962
MarkhamZinc—Occurrence36.012, -92.952
Panther CreekZinc—Past Producer36.002, -93.247
Boulder ProspectLead—Past Producer36.015, -93.243
Cross ProspectManganese—Past Producer36.061, -93.392
Ragged BreechesZinc, Lead—Past Producer35.993, -92.978
Keys GapZinc—Past Producer35.520, -93.281
BrewerZinc—Past Producer36.044, -93.364
KilgoreLead, Zinc—Past Producer36.051, -93.354

Fossil collections

The Paleobiology Database lists 11 fossil collection records in Newton County. These are research records, not public dig sites.

Nearby counties

Logan County · Carroll County · Madison County · Boone County · Searcy County

Arkansas mineral guides

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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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