Mineral resources of the Caney Creek Wilderness, Polk County, Arkansas

Abstract

In accordance with the provisions of the Wilderness Act (Public Law 88-577, September 3, 1964) and the Joint Conference Report on Senate Bill 4, 88th Congress, the U.S. Geological Survey and U.S. Bureau of Mines have been con-• ducting mineral surveys of wilderness and primitive areas. Studies and reports of all primitive areas have been completed. Areas officially designated as uwilderness, .. uwild," or ucanoe" 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. This report discusses the results of a mineral survey of the Caney Creek Wilderness, Arkansas, in the Ouachita National Forest. Caney Creek was established as a wilderness by Public Law 93-622, January 3, 1975.