121The Mineral Industry of Arkansas 
This chapter has been prepared under a cooperative agreement between the
Bureau of Mines, U.S. Department of the Interior, and the Arkansas Geological
Commission, Norman F. Williams, Director and State Geologist, Little Rock,
Ark., for collecting information on all minerals except fuels. 
 
 
By Raymond B. Stroud1 
 
 
Total value of Arkansas mineral production in 1967 was $179.5 million, nearly
$11 million under that of 1966. 
The decrease ended a 5-year period of consistent annual gain in value of
the State's mineral output. Of the 18 minerals or mineral substances produced,
nine registered value losses, led by petroleum and sand and gravel; substantial
gains were noted in value of seven minerals, mainly bromine and natural gas,
and value of two commodities was unchanged. The value gain of more than $7
million was offset by overall loss of nearly $18 million. The nonmetallic
segment of the mineral industry ac 
counted for the major part of the value decrease, although petroleum sustained
the largest deficit of a single mineral commodity. The general decline in
construction activity was the principal reason for lower output of minerals
and the consequent value drop. Significant gains were scored in value of
bromine, cement, and natural gas, as all reached alltime highs in production.
Phosphate rock was not produced in 1967. Mercury output was recorded for
the second consecutive year. 
 
 1 Geologist, Bureau of Mines, Bartlesville, Okia. 
 
Table l.—Mineral production in Arkansas 1 
1966 
Mineral  —~ Quantity   Value  (thousands) 
 
1967 
 
 
 
 — Quantity 
Value 
(thousands) 
Barite short tons~ 232,856Bauxite long tons, dried equivalent  1,718,390Bromine
thousand pounds~ 42,307Clays thousand short tons  2 775Coal do~ 236Gemstones
 NA 
$2,266 
19,439 
10,467 
2 776 
1,640 
35 
 229,344 
1,570,694 
 64,450 
941 
189 
NA 
$2,266 
18,269 
14,885 
1,740 
1,427 
35 
Lime thousandshorttons~. 207Naturalgas millioncubicfeet~ 105,174Natural gas
liquids:   Natural gasoline and cycle products thousand gallons~ 32,050 
 LP gases do..~ 64,664Petroleum (crude) - thousand 42-gallon barrels - 23,824Sand
and gravel thousand short tons - 16,056Stone (includes slate and shell) 
       do - - - 19,109Value of items that cannot be disclosed: Abrasive 
3,004 
16,407 
 
 
1,923 
3,233 
63,372 
21,038 
24,588 
187 
116,522 
 
 
27,533 
53,730 
21,075 
14,239 
17,454 
2,723 
17,828 
 
 
1,780 
3,009 
56,902 
15,531 
23,236 
stone, cement, clay (1966), gypsum, mercury, phosphate rock (1966), soapstone,
and tripolL XX 
21, 939 
XX 
19,822 
Total XX-Total 1957—59 constant dollars XX 
190,127 
186,657 
XX 
XX 
179,453 
174,639 
 NA Not available. XX Not applicable. 
 ' Production as measured by mine shipments, sales, or marketable production
(including consumption by producers). 
Excludes certain clays; included with "Value of items that cannot be disclosed."