The Leviathan Mine is a gold mine located in Yavapai county, Arizona at an elevation of 3,399 feet.
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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: 3,399 Feet (1,036 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 34.16611, -112.74417
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Leviathan Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Leviathan Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Silver
Location
State: Arizona
County: Yavapai
District: Rich Hill District
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Chase Rich And Others
Years: 1937 -
Owner Name: Los Suertes Mining Corp. (1986, Scottsdale, Ariz.)
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1934
Year Last Production: 1941
Discovery Year: 1870
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Mexican Highland
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Foliation In Precambrian Metamorphic Rocks Trends N 20 E To N-S
Type: L
Description: Veins Parallel Mafic Dikes Which Trend Ne And Dip At Less Than 40 Degrees
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: None
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Development): PATENTED CLAIMS INCLUDE LEVIATHAN, CHESTER, GRANTLY, GERMANIC, DENVER, AND OTHERS. DURING 1984-1986, LOS SUERTES CARRIED OUT A GEOPHYSICAL SURVEY AND SURFACE DRILLING PROGRAM.
Comment (Deposit): DEPOSIT IS QUARTZ VEIN WHICH CUTS PRECAMBRIAN METAMORPHIC ROCKS. VEINS LOCALIZED ALONG SHALLOWLY - DIPPING ANDESITE AND DIORITE DIKES.
Comment (Workings): MAIN SHAFT 250 FT DEEP ON INCLINE. 12 SHAFTS TOTAL - ALL SHALLOW. MOST WORKINGS EXPLORATORY. DIMENSIONS OF WORKINGS ONLY APPROXIMATE.
Comment (Location): UTM COORDINATES TO CENTER SHAFT IN CLUSTER OF 5 SHAFTS IN CENTER OF SECTION 35. MAIN WORKINGS ON LEVIATION PATENTED CLAIM.
References
Reference (Deposit): ABGMT CLIPPINGS FILE
Reference (Deposit): AZ DEPT MIN. RESOURCES FILE DATA
Reference (Deposit): USBM-ABGMT FILE DATA
Reference (Deposit): BARTH, C.G., 1932, UNPUBLISHED MAP, AZ DEPT. MIN. RESOURCES.
Reference (Deposit): NIEMUTH, N.J., 1987, ARIZONA MINERAL DEVELOPMENT 1984-1986: ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES DIRECTORY 29, 46 P.
Reference (Other Database): CIMRI
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