Bibliography of the the Rush, Arkansas Zinc Mines

Adams, G. I., Purdue, A. H. and Burchard, E. F., 1904. Zinc and lead deposits of northern Arkansas. U. S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 24, 118 pages.

Branner, J. C., 1900. The zinc and lead region of north Arkansas. Arkansas Geological Survey Annual Report for 1892, Volume 5.

Brichta, L. C. 1949. Investigations of Rush Creek Zinc District, Marion County, Arkansas. U. S. Bureau of Mines Report of Investigations. 4488, 6 pages.

Chance, H. M.. 1890. The Rush Creek Arkansas Zinc District. Transactions, American Institute of Mining Engineers, Volume 18, pages 505 and 508.

Croneis C. 1930. Geology of the Arkansas Paleozoic area. Arkansas Geological Survey Bulletin 3, pages 119-132.

Emmons, W. H., 1929. The origin of the deposits of sulphide ores of the Mississippi Valley. Economic Geology, Volume 24, pages 221-271.

Giles, A. A., 1930. St. Peter and older Ordovician of northern Arkansas. Arkansas Geological Survey Bulletin 4, 10 pages.

Long, K. R. and Kelley, W. C., 1983. Ground preparation and zinc mineralization in bedded and breccia ores of the Monte Cristo Mine, North Arkansas (abstract). Geological Society of America Annual Meeting, 1983.

McKnight, E. T., 1935. Zinc and lead deposits of northern Arkansas. U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 853, 311 pages.

Owen, D. D., 1858. First report of a geological reconnaissance of the northern counties of Arkansas, made during the years 1857 and 1858. Johnson and Yerkes, State Printers, Little Rock, 136 pages.

Potter, R. W., 1971. Geochemical, geothermetric and petrographic investigations of the Rush Creek Mining Disrict, Arkansas. unpublished Master Thesis, University of Arkansas.

Ruhl, O. 1911. Past and present of zinc mining in Arkansas. Mining and Engineering World. Volume 35, page 376.

Ruhl, O. 1918. Zinc in Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Arkansas. Engineering and Mining Journal. Volume 106, pages 302-303.

Ruhl, O. 1919. Zinc industry of Missouri, Arkansas, Kansas, and Oklahoma. Engineering and Mining Journal. Volume 107, page 1170.

Shiras, T. 1889. Zinc mining in Arkansas. Engineering and Mining Journal. Volume 47, page 431.

Shiras, T., 1916. The Rush Zinc District. Engineering and Mining Journal. Volume 101, page 485.

Shiras, T. 1920. Early days in north Arkansas zinc district: zinc carbonate first taken for silver ore and smelter erected on Morning Star Property. Engineering and Mining Journal. Volume 110, page 165.

Shiras, T. 1920. Early days in north Arkansas zinc district. Engineering and Mining Journal, Volume 110, page 165.

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