The Heath is a nickel, zinc, petroleum (oil), and vanadium mine located in Wheatland county, Montana.
About the MRDS Data:
All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Elevation:
Commodity: Nickel, Zinc, Petroleum (Oil), Vanadium
Lat, Long: 46.5, -109.99999
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Heath MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Heath
Commodity
Primary: Nickel
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Petroleum (Oil)
Primary: Vanadium
Location
State: Montana
County: Wheatland
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: District
Operation Category: Prospect
Deposit Type: SYNGENETIC SEDIMENT-HOSTED (CARBON-RICH)
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant:
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: R
Description: BLACK SHALE FACIES
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): DESBOROUGH, G.A., POOLE, F.G., GREEN, G.N., 1981, METALLIFEROUS OIL SHALES IN CENTRAL MONTANA AND NORTHEASTERN NEVADA: US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 81-121, 14 P.
Reference (Deposit): DESBOROUGH, G.A., AND POOLE, F.G., 1983, METAL CONCENTRATIONS IN SOME MARINE BLACK SHALES OF THE U.S., IN SHANKS, W.C., ED., CAMERON VOL. ON UNCONVENTIONAL MINERAL DEPOSITS: SOC. MIN. ENG., AIME, N.Y., P. 99-110.
Reference (Deposit): ANON., 1981, MONTANA OIL SHALES: MINING JOURNAL, NOV., P. 393
Principal Gold Districts of Montana
In Montana, 54 mining districts have each have produced more than 10,000 ounces of gold. The largest producers are Butte, Helena, Marysville, and Virginia City, each having produced more than one million ounces. Twenty seven other districts are each credited with between 100,000 and one million ounces of gold production. Read more: Principal Gold Districts of Montana.
