Ian Gillan is English and Irish.
Leviathan Mine is a United States superfund site -LRB- CERCLIS ID  : CAD98067685 -RRB- at an abandoned open-pit sulfur mine located in Alpine County , California .. Alpine County. Alpine County, California. California. California. superfund. superfund. CERCLIS ID. List of Superfund sites in California. open-pit. open-pit mining. sulfur. sulfur. mine. mining. The mine is located at on the eastern slope of the Sierra Nevada at about 7,000 ft elevation , 6 mi east of Markleeville and 24 mi southeast of Lake Tahoe .. Markleeville. Markleeville. mine. mining. Sierra Nevada. Sierra Nevada ( U.S. ). Lake Tahoe. Lake Tahoe. The mine site comprises approximately 250 acre of land surrounded by the Toiyabe National Forest , which is only accessible a few months a year .. mine. mining. Toiyabe National Forest. Toiyabe National Forest. The approximately 22 million tons of sulfur ore-containing crushed rock at the mine are responsible for contaminating the Leviathan and Aspen Creek , which join with Mountaineer Creek to form Bryant Creek which ultimately empties into the East Fork of the Carson River .. sulfur. sulfur. mine. mining. Carson River. Carson River. These water bodies are listed as 303 -LRB- d -RRB- impaired .. water bodies. water bodies. The site location is seismically active .