Headwaters Province - Idaho and Montana: Earth Science Studies in Support of Public Policy Development and Land Stewardship Completed
The Headwaters Province project provided geoscience data and interpretations to the Federal Land Management Agencies (FLMA) that were basic to sound policy and land-stewardship practices.
Overview
The Headwaters Province project provided geoscience data and interpretations to the Federal Land Management Agencies (FLMA) that were basic to sound policy and land-stewardship practices. U.S. Forest Service (USFS) National Forest and Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Resource Area Management Plans for the Headwaters Province were in revision, with completion dates from 1999-2003. USFS Regions 1 and 4 made National Priority Requests for the Mineral Resources Program (MRP) to provide interim products that help them meet their planning cycles. MRP provided geologic maps and topical studies to meet longer range goals of integrating geoscience into decision making. This project emphasized development of digital geoscience data, GIS analyses, and interpretations to ensure that geoscience data were available for GIS-based science integration and planning.
The interrelated goals of the project were designed at complimentary scales:
- Provide digital geoscience databases for the province, at scales appropriate now and in the future, and applicable to local and regional questions.
- Advance understanding of mineral resources in a geologic, economic, and environmental context.
- Establish geologic context for ecosystem structure and function.
- Use new understanding of processes and new GIS databases to develop GIS-based approach to forecast types and locations of near future mineral exploration and development.
Project Tasks
- GIS-Based Digital Geoscience Database Development
- Geologic, Economic, and Environmental Context of Province's Mineral Deposits
- Geologic Framework for Ecosystem Structure and Function
- Digital Geologic Map Integration and Analysis
- Assessment of Potential for Development
Return to Mineral Resources Program | Geology, Geophysics, and Geochemistry Science Center
Below are publications associated with this project.
Earth science studies in support of public policy development and land stewardship — Headwaters Province, Idaho and Montana
Guide to geophysical data for the northern Rocky Mountains and adjacent areas, Idaho, Montana, Washington, Oregon, and Wyoming
Geochemical data for stream sediment and surface water samples from Panther Creek, the Middle Fork of the Salmon River, and the Main Salmon River, collected before and after the Clear Creek, Little Pistol, and Shellrock wildfires of 2000 in central Idaho
Correlation, sedimentology, structural setting, chemical composition, and provenance of selected formations in Mesoproterozoic Lemhi Group, central Idaho
SHRIMP U-Pb geochronology of Neoproterozoic Windermere Supergroup, central Idaho: Implications for rifting of western Laurentia and synchroneity of Sturtian glacial deposits
Stratigraphy of the Proterozoic Revett Formation, Coeur d'Alene District, Idaho
Structural geology of western part of Lemhi Range, east-central Idaho
Preliminary cellular-automata forecast of permit activity from 1998 to 2010, Idaho and Western Montana
Mineral and energy resource assessment of the Gallatin National Forest (exclusive of the Absaroka-Beartooth study area), in Gallatin, Madison, Meagher, Park, and Sweet Grass Counties, south-central Montana
SHRIMP U-Pb and 40Ar/39Ar age constraints for relating plutonism and mineralization in the Boulder batholith region, Montana
Inventory of mines and mining-related facilities in Idaho and western Montana active from 1997 through 2000
Raster images of geologic maps of Middle Proterozoic Belt strata in parts of Benewah, Bonner, Kootenai and Shoshone Counties, Idaho and Lincoln, Mineral and Sanders Counties, Montana
Chromite deposits in central part Stillwater Complex, Sweet Grass County, Montana: A digital database for the geologic map of the east slope of Iron Mountain
Below are partners associated with this project.
- Overview
The Headwaters Province project provided geoscience data and interpretations to the Federal Land Management Agencies (FLMA) that were basic to sound policy and land-stewardship practices.
Overview
The Headwaters Province project provided geoscience data and interpretations to the Federal Land Management Agencies (FLMA) that were basic to sound policy and land-stewardship practices. U.S. Forest Service (USFS) National Forest and Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Resource Area Management Plans for the Headwaters Province were in revision, with completion dates from 1999-2003. USFS Regions 1 and 4 made National Priority Requests for the Mineral Resources Program (MRP) to provide interim products that help them meet their planning cycles. MRP provided geologic maps and topical studies to meet longer range goals of integrating geoscience into decision making. This project emphasized development of digital geoscience data, GIS analyses, and interpretations to ensure that geoscience data were available for GIS-based science integration and planning.
The interrelated goals of the project were designed at complimentary scales:
- Provide digital geoscience databases for the province, at scales appropriate now and in the future, and applicable to local and regional questions.
- Advance understanding of mineral resources in a geologic, economic, and environmental context.
- Establish geologic context for ecosystem structure and function.
- Use new understanding of processes and new GIS databases to develop GIS-based approach to forecast types and locations of near future mineral exploration and development.
Project Tasks
- GIS-Based Digital Geoscience Database Development
- Geologic, Economic, and Environmental Context of Province's Mineral Deposits
- Geologic Framework for Ecosystem Structure and Function
- Digital Geologic Map Integration and Analysis
- Assessment of Potential for Development
Return to Mineral Resources Program | Geology, Geophysics, and Geochemistry Science Center
- Publications
Below are publications associated with this project.
Earth science studies in support of public policy development and land stewardship — Headwaters Province, Idaho and Montana
The USGS Headwaters Province project in western Montana and northern and central Idaho was designed to provide geoscience data and interpretations to Federal Land Management Agencies and to respond to specific concerns of USDA Forest Service Regions 1 and 4. The project has emphasized development of digital geoscience data, GIS analyses, topical studies, and new geologic interpretations. Studies wAuthorsKaren LundFilter Total Items: 40Guide to geophysical data for the northern Rocky Mountains and adjacent areas, Idaho, Montana, Washington, Oregon, and Wyoming
No abstract available.AuthorsEdward A. Mankinen, Thomas G. Hildenbrand, Michael L. Zientek, Stephen E. Box, Arthur A. Bookstrom, Mary H. Carlson, Jeremy C. LarsenGeochemical data for stream sediment and surface water samples from Panther Creek, the Middle Fork of the Salmon River, and the Main Salmon River, collected before and after the Clear Creek, Little Pistol, and Shellrock wildfires of 2000 in central Idaho
No abstract available.AuthorsRobert G. Eppinger, Paul H. Briggs, Betsy Rieffenberger, Carol Van Zoe Dorn, Ann Brown, James G. Crock, Philip H. Hageman, Allen Meier, Stephen J. Sutley, Peter M. Theodorakos, Stephen A. WilsonCorrelation, sedimentology, structural setting, chemical composition, and provenance of selected formations in Mesoproterozoic Lemhi Group, central Idaho
A unit of the Mesoproterozoic Apple Creek Formation of the Lemhi Range previously was correlated with part of the lower subunit of the Mesoproterozoic Yellowjacket Formation in the Salmon River Mountains. Strata currently assigned to the middle subunit of the Yellowjacket Formation lie conformably above the Apple Creek unit in the Salmon River Mountains, and are here renamed the banded siltiteAuthorsRussell G. Tysdal, David A. Lindsey, Joseph E. TaggartSHRIMP U-Pb geochronology of Neoproterozoic Windermere Supergroup, central Idaho: Implications for rifting of western Laurentia and synchroneity of Sturtian glacial deposits
In central Idaho roof pendants, a northwest-trending belt of metamorphosed strata, correlative with the Windermere Supergroup, links northern and southern segments of the western Laurentia Neoproterozoic rift belt. Nine newly named formations within the Gospel Peaks sequence-A through Gospel Peaks sequence-D record Cryogenian preglacial, rift-glacial, and postglacial events as well as NeoproterozoAuthorsK. Lund, J. N. Aleinikoff, K. V. Evans, C.M. FanningStratigraphy of the Proterozoic Revett Formation, Coeur d'Alene District, Idaho
The Proterozoic Revett Formation of the Belt Supergroup contains three informal members that can be identified throughout the Coeur d'Alene mining district of northern Idaho. The lower Revett Formation is dominated by quartzite, but also contains intervals of siltite. The middle Revett consists predominantly of siltite, though quartzite and argillite locally form significant intervals. The upper RAuthorsJeffrey L. MaukStructural geology of western part of Lemhi Range, east-central Idaho
The Poison Creek Anticline is a major fold that occupies a large part of the western part of the Lemhi Range. The fold is now broken by normal faults, but removal of displacement on the normal faults permitted reconstruction of the anticline. The fold formed during late Mesozoic compressional deformation in the hinterland of the Cordilleran thrust belt. It is in the hanging wall of the Poison CreeAuthorsRussell G. TysdalPreliminary cellular-automata forecast of permit activity from 1998 to 2010, Idaho and Western Montana
For public land management in Idaho and western Montana, the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) has requested that the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) predict where mineral-related activity will occur in the next decade. Cellular automata provide an approach to simulation of this human activity. Cellular automata (CA) are defined by an array of cells, which evolve by a simple transition rule, the automaton.AuthorsG. L. Raines, M. L. Zientek, J. D. Causey, D. E. BoleneusMineral and energy resource assessment of the Gallatin National Forest (exclusive of the Absaroka-Beartooth study area), in Gallatin, Madison, Meagher, Park, and Sweet Grass Counties, south-central Montana
No abstract available.AuthorsJane M. Hammarstrom, Anna B. Wilson, James E. Elliott, Bradley S. Van Gosen, Robert R. Carlson, Gregory K. Lee, Dolores M. Kulik, John W. M'Gonigle, William J. PerrySHRIMP U-Pb and 40Ar/39Ar age constraints for relating plutonism and mineralization in the Boulder batholith region, Montana
The composite Boulder batholith, Montana, hosts a variety of mineral deposit types, including important silver-rich polymetallic quartz vein districts in the northern part of the batholith and the giant Butte porphyry copper-molybdenum pre-Main Stage system and crosscutting copper-rich Main Stage vein system in the southern part of the batholith. Previous dating studies have identified ambiguous rAuthorsKaren Lund, John N. Aleinikoff, Michael J. Kunk, Daniel M. Unruh, G. D. Zeihen, W. C. Hodges, Edward A. du Bray, J. Michael O'NeillInventory of mines and mining-related facilities in Idaho and western Montana active from 1997 through 2000
No abstract available.AuthorsGregory T. SpanskiRaster images of geologic maps of Middle Proterozoic Belt strata in parts of Benewah, Bonner, Kootenai and Shoshone Counties, Idaho and Lincoln, Mineral and Sanders Counties, Montana
Geologic maps of the western part of the Belt Basin of western Montana and northern Idaho were converted into digital raster (TIFF image) format to facilitate their manipulation in geographic information systems. The 85-mile x 100-mile map area mostly contains rocks belonging to the lower and middle Belt Supergroup. The area is of interest as these Middle Proterozoic strata contain vein-type lead-AuthorsDavid E. Boleneus, Larry M. Appelgate, Nancy L. Joseph, Theodore R. BrandtChromite deposits in central part Stillwater Complex, Sweet Grass County, Montana: A digital database for the geologic map of the east slope of Iron Mountain
In 1940, A.L. Howland and J. W. Peoples, assisted by W.R. Jones and M.G. Bennett, mapped the geology of the east slope of Iron Mountain, Montana. The map was revised and extended by Howland in 1942 and published in 1955 as plate 10 of the U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1015-D (Howland, 1955). In 2000, the USGS contracted Optronics Specialty Co., Inc. of Northridge, CA to prepare a scanned digitalAuthorsA. L. Howland, Lorre A. Moyer - Partners
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