Mine detail: Iola Mine

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Location: Marion County, Arkansas, United States, North America
Lat / long: 36.34119, -92.85185
dep_id: 10080994
mrds_id: W032537
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Lead
Minor mineral: Zinc
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: No production occurred
Development status: Occurrence
ore: Galena, Sphalerite
gangue: Calcite
work_type: Surface/Underground
ore_ctrl: Sphalerite Is Found In The Brecciated Zone, Galena Just Above It.
Reporter: Wright, Noel J. (Calkins, James A.)
hrock_type: Limestone
Structure: Fault In Bed Of Sugar Loaf Creek Adjacent To Site; Creek Bed 6*Below Lower Boundary Of Ore Zone, And To The South. South Side Downthrown 20 Feet. Fault Dips Steeply To The North.
References:
  • ANNUAL REPORT OF THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF ARKANSAS FOR 1892 (PUB. DEC, 1900), VOL V: THE ZN AND PB REGION OF NORTH ARK., BY STATE GEOLOGIST JOHN C. BRANNER, P. 82-83 USGS RESTON (241) AR5 (SEE THE YELLVILLE SHEET IN THIS BOOK
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