Mineral resource potential map of the Sapphire Wilderness Study Area and contiguous roadless areas, Granite and Ravalli Counties, Montana
Year: 1984
Type: report
Abstract: Under the provisions of the Wilderness Act (Public Law 88-577, September 3, 1964) and related acts, the U.S. Geological Survey and the U.S. Bureau of Mines have been conducting mineral surveys of wilderness and primitive areas.Areas officially designated as "wilderness," "wild," or "canoe" when the act was passed were incorporated into the National Wilderness Preservation System, and some of them are presently being studied.The act provided that areas under consideration for wilderness designation should be studied for suitability for incorporation into the Wilderness System.The mineral surveys constitute one aspect of the suitability studies.The act directs that the results of such surveys are to be made available to the public and be submitted to the President and the Congress.This report discusses the results of a mineral survey of the Sapphire Wilderness Study Area and contiguous roadless areas, Deerlodge and Bitterroot National Forests, Granite and Ravalli Counties, Mont.The Sapphire Wilderness Study Area was established by Public Law 95-150, November 1977, and contiguous roadless areas (01421) were classified as further planning areas during the Second Roadless Area Review and Evaluation (RARE E) by the U.S. Forest Service, January 1979.
DOI: 10.3133/mf1469b
Language: English
Subfield: Geochemistry and Petrology
Field: Earth and Planetary Sciences
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: gold
OpenAlex ID: W1031102487