Indianna Mine

US / OR

•45.05929, -118.30244View on Map Open in Google Maps

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Indianna Mine is a historic mining site in Union, Oregon, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The mineralization is hosted in Diorite, within the Eugeosyncline setting. Reported specimens include Galena, Gold, Silver, Sphalerite; logged ore minerals are Sphalerite. The site was discovered in 1901; production began in 1935.

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GalenaGoldSilverSphalerite

Geology and deposit

Host rock: Diorite
Associated rock: Bald Mountain Batholith — Diorite
Tectonic setting: Eugeosyncline

Ore minerals

Sphalerite

Ore control

Fault Or Shear Zone

Mining history

Status: Past Producer
Production size: Small
Discovered: 1901
First production: 1935

Records and references

Cited references

WAGNER, N.S., 1945, INDIANNA MINE: ODGMI UNPUB. REPT. WAGNER, N.S., 1945, INDIANNA MINE: OREGON DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES UNPUBLISHED REPORT.1945 RECON ODGMI UNPBU. REPT

Data: USGS Mineral Resources Data System, record 10033332 — view the source record

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Coordinates: 45.05929, -118.30244

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