The Indianna Mine is a gold, lead, zinc, and silver mine located in Union county, Oregon at an elevation of 4,600 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: 4,600 Feet (1,402 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Lead, Zinc, Silver
Lat, Long: 45.05944, -118.30139
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Indianna Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Indianna Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Silver
Location
State: Oregon
County: Union
District: Camp Carson
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
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.
Administrative Organization: Wallowa-Whitman National Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Year: 1944
Material type: ORE
Description: Ap_Grade: ^35 Oz/Ton Ag
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1935
Discovery Year: 1901
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: Blue Mountain Section
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Sphalerite
Comments
Comment (Location): ON THE SOUTH BANK OF THE GRANDE RONDE RIVER OPPOSITE THE MOUTH OF MUIR CREEK
Comment (Production): ITEM 8: SMALL CAVED STOPES INDICATE SOME MINING WAS DONE; TONNAGE AND GRADE UNKNOWN. PORBABLY LESS THAN 50,000 OZ/AG TOTAL PRODUCTION
Comment (Workings): SMALL CAVED STOPES INDICATE SOME MINING WAS DONE; TONNAGE AND GRADE UNKNOWN. PORBABLY LESS THAN 50,000 OZ/AG TOTAL PRODUCTION
References
Reference (Deposit): WAGNER, N.S., 1945, INDIANNA MINE: ODGMI UNPUB. REPT.
Reference (Deposit): WAGNER, N.S., 1945, INDIANNA MINE: OREGON DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES UNPUBLISHED REPORT.
Reference (Deposit): 1945 RECON ODGMI UNPBU. REPT
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