Mineral resource potential and geologic map of the Bell Star East and West Roadless Areas, Sebastian and Scott counties, Arkansas

Abstract

STUDIES RELATED TO WILDERNESSUnder the provisions of the Wilderness Act (Public Law 88-577, Septembers, 1964) and related acts, the U.S. Geological Survey and the U.S. Bureau of Mines have been conducting mineral surveys of wilderness and primitive areas. Areas officially designated as "wilderness," "wild," or "canoe" when the act was passed were incorporated into the National Wilderness Preservation System, and some of them are presently being studied. The act provided that areas under consideration for wilderness designation should be studied for suitability for incorporation into the Wilderness System. The mineral surveys constitute one aspect of the suitability studies. The act directs that the results of such surveys are to be made available to the public and be submitted to the President and the Congress. This report discusses the results of a geologic and mineral survey of Bell