Heath

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

Name: Heath  

State:  Montana

County:  Wheatland

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

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.