| Deposit ID | 10087599 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D008061 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | East Leviathan Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Mayde Shaft |
| Point of reference | Pit |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -105.33668, 38.10584 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 2731 |
| Relative position | 0.55 MILES N 04 W FROM ROSITA, CO. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Custer(county)
Colorado(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Rosita(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Canon City(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Pueblo(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Arkansas Headwaters(hydrologic unit)
Upper Arkansas(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Arkansas(hydrologic subregion)
Arkansas-White-Red(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Colorado | Custer |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6th Principal | 022S | 071W | 28 | NW OF NW SW | Colorado |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Silver | Ore |
| Stephanite | Ore |
| Tetrahedrite | Ore |
| Barite | Gangue |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Clay | Gangue |
| Model code | 82 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 22 |
| Deposit model name | Epithermal veins |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Trachyte |
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite |
| Rock unit name | Rosita Andesite;Game Ridge Trachyte |
| Rock description | Rosita Andesite;Game Ridge Trachyte |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Volcanic Breccia (Agglomerate) |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite |
| Pit (1) | -105.33668, 38.10584 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Rosita Volcanic Center, Wet Mtns. |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Rosita Fault |
| Strike | N 50 W |
|---|---|
| Dip | S 18-30 W; ORE S 45-70 W |
| Strike | N 50 W |
|---|---|
| Dip | S 18-30 W; ORE S 45-70 W |
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1874 |
| District name | Rosita District |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Year | 1896 |
|---|---|
| Period | 1874-1878 |
| Material | ore |
| Ore mined | 45mt |
| Accuracy | Estimate |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D008061 |
CROSS, WHITMAN, 1896, GEOLOGY OF SILVER CLIFF AND THE ROSITA HILLS, COLORADO: USGS 17TH ANN. REPORT, PT 2, P. 263-403.
EMMONS, S.F., 1896, THE MINES OF CUSTER COUNTY, COLORADO: USGS 17TH ANN. REPORT, PT 2, P. 405-472.
SHARP, W.N., 1978, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE SILVER CLIFF AND ROSITA VOLCANIC CENTERS, CUSTER COUNTY, COLORADO: USGS MAP I-1081, 1:24,000
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1981 | Collins, Donna B. | Colorado Geological Survey |
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