Ward Thompson

Prospect in Lewis and Clark county in Montana, United States with commodities Gold, Lead, Zinc
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Mineral rights holdings
  12. Land status
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10245513
MAS/MILS ID 0300490126
Record type Site
Current site name Ward Thompson

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -112.364, 47.0549 (WGS84)
Elevation 1695
Location accuracy 10(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Lewis and Clark(county)

Montana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Rogers Pass(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Dearborn River(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Choteau(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Blackfoot(hydrologic unit)

Pend Oreille(hydrologic accounting unit)

Kootenai-Pend Oreille-Spokane(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Montana Lewis and Clark

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Montana Principal 015 N 006 W 16 SWNESE Montana

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Tertiary
Lead Tertiary
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -112.364, 47.0549

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Area 1HA
    Field Value
    Total Surface Area (HA) 1
    Date of Last Modification 910418

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Heddleston District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Patented

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    YOUNG,ETAL,1962,MBMG BULL.30,P.28

  • Deposit

    MILLER,R.N.1973,UNPUB RPRNT.GEOL.HEDDLESTON CU-MO DEPOSIT,L.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit FIELD EXAMINATION INDICATES THAT DEPOSIT IS TOO SMALL FOR FUTURE CONSIDERATION

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 25-NOV-83 Montana Bureau Of Mines And Geology Hgm U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.