| Basis for focus area |
Focus area outline from Arkansas Geological Survey around antimony deposits and prospects. |
| Identified resources |
Historical production of antimony. |
| Production |
Past production estimated at 5,400 tons Sb. |
| Status |
Past mining. |
| Estimated resources |
Unknown. |
| Geologic maps |
Miser and Purdue (1929), scale 1:125,000; Haley and Stone (2006), scale 1:125,000; Haley and others (2003), scale 1:24,000; Haley and others (2008), scale 1:24,000. |
| Geophysical data |
Inadequate aeromagnetic and aeroradiometric data. |
| Favorable rocks and structures |
Late Mississippian Stanley Shale. |
| Deposits |
Antimony Bluff mine (MRDS dep_id: 10138603), Conboy, Jordan, Luttrell, May, Otto, Poor Boy, Stewart, Valley, Wolfton. |
| Evidence from mineral occurrences |
MRDS. |
| Geochemical evidence |
No data. |
| Geophysical evidence |
No data. |
| Evidence from other sources |
Drill core and mine information are in Miser and Purdue (1929). |
| Comments |
Only mined to a depth of 170 feet. Mining of antimony ore was limited to northern Sevier County, although some stibnite is also present in Pike County, associated with cinnabar. |
| Cover thickness and description |
Mineralization exposed at the surface and mined to <200 feet. |
| Authors |
Albert H. Hofstra. |
| New data needs |
Geochemistry. |
| Geologic mapping and modeling needs |
Drilling, and 3-D geologic model. |
| Geophysical survey and modeling needs |
High resolution geophysical aeromagnetic and aeroradiometric coverage. |
| Digital elevation data needs |
Lidar adequate. |
