Leviathan Mine
USA /
California /
Markleeville /
Leviathan Mine Road
World
/ USA
/ California
/ Markleeville
World / United States / California
abandoned / shut down, mine, open-pit mine, EPA superfund
A sulfur mine, operated from 1863 to 1962. In 1953 the Anaconda Company developed it as a large open pit mine. Became a superfund site in 1984. Currently owned by the State of California.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leviathan_Mine
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Coordinates: 38°42'25"N 119°39'21"W
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