Leviathan Mine

The Leviathan Mine is a gold mine located in Gem county, Idaho at an elevation of 4,199 feet.

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: Leviathan Mine  

State:  Idaho

County:  Gem

Elevation: 4,199 Feet (1,280 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 43.8531, -116.31420

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Leviathan Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Leviathan Mine
Secondary: Whitman Mine
Secondary: Red Warrior Lode
Secondary: Lucky Jim


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Copper


Location

State: Idaho
County: Gem
District: West View Dist


Land Status

Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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: Whitman Mining Co.


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Columbia Plateau
Physiographic Section: Payette Section
Physiographic Detail: Sawtooth Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: LINEAR


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration: Pyritized

Alteration Type: L
Alteration: Sericitized


Rocks

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: 0.25 TO 5.00 OZ AU/TON. ALSO 600 TONS HAD $21.91 AU, $3.52 AG., 0.2% CU., 2.0% ZN.


Materials

Ore: Galena
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Location): S. Of Willow Cr.

Comment (Production): 400 Tons At $65/Ton, 100 Tons At $90/Ton, 6 Cars At $40 - $80/Ton Were Shipped, No Data On Total Production

Comment (Development): The Red Warrior Lode Is Also Part Of This Property

Comment (Geology): Original alteration entry: Local - Sericitize Pyritized

Comment (Geology): Original ore control entry: Shear Zone


References

Reference (Deposit): Anderson, Alfred L., 1934, Geology Of The Pearl - Horseshoe Bend Gold Belt, Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines & Geol. Pamphlet 41, P. 26

Reference (Production): Anderson, A. L. 1934, Idaho Bureau Of Mines & Geol. Pamphlet 41. P. 26


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