"Autumn Gold" 2024 November Auction

Extremely rare uranium ore bag printed especially for Precision Radiation Instruments, Inc. of Los Angeles. 8" x 10 3/4". The company got ...

Set of three (3) mining fuse cutters and crimpers. Two measure 7", one measures 4". Look like they could be used today. Please see photos ...

Probably down hole gamma ray logging probe lead. No instrument. No instructions, no extras. With original hard shell case. Probably 1970s.

This pair of miners hard hats is identical. The style of hat predates the Barta hats of the early 20th century. The lamp holder was patented December

6" x 10" x 14" long, stearic acid. Wax candles, E. Schneider and company, 20 sets of sixes. Found underground at Milford Utah [ Milfo...

A very unusual folding miners candlestick, high quality manufacture, but not found in Wilson – Bobrink. The main body is 6 inches long from a

Kelly minors candlestick, 1909, exceptionally rare. This is an extremely rare Kelly patented stick shown in Wilson Bo Brink as number 186, manufacture

Rare Fabric Reward sign, from Gilpin County Metal Mining Association of Central City Colorado. Offering a $50 reward for information leading to the ar

A 14"x 8" high voltage warning one sided sign from the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power. bureau of Power and Light. The sign is ...

A 12"x 12" metal sign from General Telephone warning of an underground cable. There are no bullet holes , but there are two rust lines dow...

Wood 7.5x13" Escape to Chief No 1 sign, located in Eureka, Tintic district. 2 small dated 1958 samples from Bingham. Noel Kirshenbaum Collectio...

Original mid 20th century sign made by the Hercules Powder Company. Quote Hercules smoking station/space 3 AM to 5:30 AM, 11 AM to 1:30 PM, 7 PM to 9:

Brass, Mine & Smelter Supply curved brass plaque. 3x6". 3 corner holes are incomplete, center bottom edge is distorted from impact. Please ...

Polished brass, Mine & Smelter Supply flat brass plaque. 3.8x6.75". [ Denver Colorado

Polished brass Tuttle Mnfg/& Supply Co/Butte Mont plaque. 3x8.5". Grinding mark? under B. [ Butte Montana

Vintage opium pipe from Arizona. Stone mouthpiece, bamboo stem, metal bowl. 11.5". Typical of the style used by Chinese mine workers.

Single mitten made from denim pants found in the walls of an old building in Utah, 2024. Also found were a dozen or so denim pants and coveralls, all

A fine museum display of mining artifacts and related documents. 1. Mine and Smelter Supply cast iron assayer's mold, 10.5 x 12" from Mine ...

Gold souvenir spoon, with gold pan (nuggets inside) on handle. Spoon bowl etched with "Klondike." Sterling indicated in backside, gold-pla...

A rare book, "Gold Metallurgy on the Witwatersrand," by A. King, 1949, Transvaal Chamber of Mines. Hardcover, 458 pp. Fold-out charts and ...

Archives of British Colombia, Memoir No. VII The Assay Office and the Proposed Mint at New Westminster, A Chapter in the History of the Fraser River M

"La Vie Souterraine ou Les Mines et Les Mineurs" by Par L. Simonin, copyright 1867, Librairie de L. Hachette et Cie. Written in French. I...

Lot of 2 book relating to Alaska and the gold rush, including: 1. Through the Yukon and Alaska, by T.G. Rickard, 1909. Neil Publishing Company. 2. Thr

About 16 Arizona geology and mining publications. Miami, Bisbee, Tombstone, Yuma, Pinal, Virgin and Beaver Dam Mountains etc. Miami papers have condit

Pioneer Days in California by John Carr, copyright 1891. 452 pages. bump damage on boards, along with some scuffs. Also included is The Life of David

The Auriferous Gravels of the Sierra Nevada of California by J. D. Whitney, 1880 first edition, Cambridge University Press. 24 plates, multiple fold

"A California Gold Rush History, Featuring the Treasure from the S.S. Central America, A source book for the Gold Rush historian and numismatis...

A collection of 5 books about California gold mines and the Gold Rush. Includes: "Gold in the Santa Lucias ... the first recorded history of Mo...

A pair of California gold mining books. Includes: "Gold Districts of California," by William B. Clark, Geologist, Calif. Division of Mines...

Legends of the Northern Mines, Legends of the Southern Mines, 1997 Poag's Guide to Shopkeeper and Shootists,Gold Cities-Gras Valley and Nevada C...

Hardcover, published by The Book Club of San Francisco, 1997; 771 pages. Only 1000 printed. "The California Gold Rush: A Descriptive Bibliograp...

California Journal of Mines & Geology hard-cover book set. Volumes No. 49, 50, 51, and 54. Dates indicated are 1953, 1954, 1955 and 1958. These,...

A collection of 17 books and publications about mining in California. Includes the following hardcover books: "The California Debris Commission...

Gold Rush Books (7) include "California Sketches" by Leonard Kip, copywrite 1946, 58 pages, in good condition with dust jacket. "The ...

(2) Professional papers from the Department of the Interior U.S Geological Survey: "The Tertiary Gravels of the Sierra Nevada of California&quo...

(2) Books by Waldemar Lindgren: "The Gold Quartz Veins of Nevada City and Grass Valley Districts, California" 1896. 262 pages, many fold o...

The Northern Mines, Factual Narratives of the Counties of Nevada, Placer, Sierra, Yuba, and Portions of Plumas and Butte, Edmund Kinyon, Signed by Aut

Collection of 4 books related to art and photographs from California, plus a state resource guide. Includes: Art of the Gold Rush," Janice T. D...

A library of five books on the time period from the pioneers to the California Gold Rush. Includes: 1. Legends of the Spanish Southwest. Cleve Hallenb

Very rare, Review of the Fair Case in California by Curtis. c. 1899. Written for the Yale Law Journal. When Senator Fair, one of the Big Four of the C

"The Southern Mines of California, Early Development of the Sonora Mining Region" Roberta Evelyn Holmes, Grabhorn Press, SF, 1930. 250 cop...

Bound original undated Geology and Mining of the Cripple Creek District in two parts with foldout map, fine condition. Bound 1895 16th Annual Report o

Bound 1935 Colorado Scientific Society Proceedings, Geology and Ore Deposits of the Cripple Creek District Colorado, 43599 with foldout map-writing on

By W. S. Burbank. Six fold outs. All in excellent condition. All 4 maps in the back pocket. Includes the first 166 pages, appears additional end pages

1914 Report of the Bureau of Mines of the State of Colorado for 1913-14, gilt cover-title page has 1.5" lower tear, binding has wear. 1926 USGS...

"Colorado" by Frank Fossett, copywrite 1876, Hardcover, 470 pages, bump damage. "The Mines of Colorado" by Ovando J. Hollister,...

1917 USGS Economic Geology of Gilpin County and Adjacent Parts of Clear Creek and Boulder Counties, Colorado, 1910 Colorado Geological Survey Boulder-

Rare and important early Colorado mining directory, "History and Description of the Cripple Creek Mining District, Mining and Business Director...

Fossett, Frank - COLORADO: HISTORICAL, DESCRIPTIVE AND STATISTICAL WORK ON THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN GOLD AND SILVER MINING REGION Denver Daily Tribune Steam

Mineral Resources West of the Rocky Mountains, by Rossiter Raymond Eighth Annual Report Copywrite 1877, Hardcover, 519 pages. Mineral Resources of the

Prospecting for Gold and Silver in North America, Arthur Lakes, 1896, second edition. 287 pp. 5" x 8". Upper corner bumps, otherwise premi...

Silver Mining Regions of Colorado by J.P. Whitney 1865. The preface claims that while the book (Or pamphlet) was hastily written, its aim was more me

1960 Historic Silver City by Mildretta Adams. Signed by author, early history of Silver City. [ Silver City Idaho

An outstanding reference book, "Underground Warfare at Butte," by Reno H. Sales, is a "first-hand account of one of the most turbulen...

Journeys of Observation, by T.A. Rickard (a mining engineer), c1907, signed by the author to then Lake Superior Mining Institute President J. Parke Ch

Comstock mining & business letterheads (16): Mining (9), Business (7) - 1867-1900. [ Comstock Nevada 1867-1900

1962 USGS The Eureka Mining District, loaded with maps. 1884 USGS Silver Lead Deposits of Eureka Nevada by Curtis with color plates. 1892 Geology of t

Down Memory Trail to The Comstock in Pictures - by John J. "Count" Mahoney. No date listed, but its publication is mentioned in the Nevada...

Books about White Pine County and the White Pine Mine, RARE. First, White Pine Lang Syne, A True History of White Pine County by Effie O. Read, copywr

This is a collection of four first-edition books related to the Comstock and Virginia City, SCARCE. Books include: "Crusoe's Island: A Ramb...

3 different Nevada State Mineralogist reports-1866, 1871-72, 1875-76. Lists all Nevada mines by county, especially relevant are Gold Hill and Comstock

1893 Report of State Mineralogist of California, Year ending 1892. Geology info all counties, foldout map, 611pp with index. Spine has sun fade, top a

The Miner's Guide & Metallurgists Directory 1849 by J.W. Orton. The table of contents has the book divided by the types of metal. Because ...

250pp leather bound journal of an Oregon gold miner. It is an unusual diary of sorts, with daily entries on what was done and by whom, how many hours

1919 USGS Geology and Ore Deposits of the Tintic Mining District, Utah. 282pp with index and several foldout plates and maps. In depth geology of mine

1) General Geology & Mines of the East Tintic Mining District, Utah & Juab Co's - PP 1024, by H. T. Morris & T. S. Lovering, with Se...

A rare and important book, "Ore-Deposits," a sequel to the second edition of "The Genesis of Ore-Deposits," by Samuel Franklin E...

Set of 46 American Institute of Mining Engineers Transactions volumes, c1902-28. Incomplete set includes: "Genesis of Ore Deposits," 1902;...

2013 The Secrets of Alchemy by Principe, 281pp with index and DJ. 1951 Lazarus Ercker's Treatise on Ores and Assaying, 360pp with index and dama...

Around the Horn in '49. Journal of the Hartford Union Mining and Trading Company Printed by L. J. Hall on the Board of Henry Lee 1849, reprint e...

Assaying group. 1888 Practical Metallurgy and Assaying by Hiorns, 471pp with index. Foxing, binding and corner wear, spine faded. 1893 The Assayers Gu

(2) Assays on silver metallurgy; First edition of "The Metallurgy of Silver", a practical treatise on silver ores, by M. Eissler, complete...

Horatio Burchard's follow-up to Ross Raymond's Minerals Resources West of the Rocky Mountains series. In this critical series, the Bureau co...

1934 Alonzo's Pen-Knife Sketches or Chips of the Old Block by Grabhorn Press. Original illustrated letters written by one of California's pi...

"The Copper Handbook: A Manual of the Copper Industry of the World." Three Volumes. Good variety for research. Vols. IV & IX Compiled ...

A collection of 5 books related to copper smelting, c1895-1976. Includes: "The Physical Chemistry of Copper Smelting," R.W. Ruddle, M.A., ...

1902-1953 A library of books on copper smelting, etc., includes: "The Physical Chemistry of Copper Smelting," R.W. Ruddle, 1953, Institute...

Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures, and Mines, Vol. 2 "K-Z," fourth ed., c1853. 998 pp., includes all categories, "mining," "...

Proper Methods for Thawing Dynamite, informational booklet by E.I. DuPont deNemours Powder Co., Wilmington, Delaware. Copyright 1911. 24 pp. Many diag

"Elements of the Art of Assaying Metals. In Two Parts. The First containing The Theory, The Second The Practice of the said Art. The Whole Dedu...

The Engineering and Mining Journal, Vol. LXXVI, July to December, 1903. This 1,022 page large volume (10" x 13") contains a 27-page index ...

United States Geological Exploration of the Fortieth Parallel - Mining Industry," 1870. James D. Hague, with geological contributions by Claren...

1-2) Geographical and Geological Survey of the Rocky Mountain region. 16 pages. A general treatise. 1876. 3) Gold Mines East of the Rocky Mountains by

A collection of 5 books on ghost towns and mining camps of the West. Includes: "Ghost Towns and Mining Camps of California," Remi Nadeau, ...

A library of seven books about global discussions of the mineral industry, . Includes: "Economic Relations of Silver to other metals in Argenti...

A pair of nineteenth century books on gold and silver metallurgy. Includes: "The Metallurgy of Silver, Gold, and Mercury in the United States,&...

A pair of books on gold and silver metallurgy, includes: 1) The Metallurgy of Gold. T. Kirk Rose, D.Sc. 1896. Numerous illustrations. 495 pp. 8.25&q...

A collection of 9 rare publications on gold dredging. It includes the books: "Prospecting and Operating Small Gold Placers," William F. Bo...

A library of 7 books and publications regarding gold metallurgy. Includes: "The Extractive Metallurgy of Gold," J.C. Yannopoulos, 1991, Va...

A pair of books, historical works on gold metallurgy. Includes "The Metallurgy of Gold," by M. Eissler, second edition, enlarged, 1889, Lo...

1912 Hydraulic and Placer Mining by Eugene B Wilson, 355pp with index. Geology, placer mining evolution, dredges, North Carolina etc. Gilt binding. Bi

Lot of two: 1) "Hydraulic and Placer Mining," by Eugene B. Wilson; hardcover, 234 pages; 1898. 2) "A Practical Treatise on Hydraulic ...

"Interpretation of Leached Outcrops," Roland Blanchard, Mackay School of Mines, University of Nevada, 1968. Bulletin 66, Nevada Bureau of ...

The Metallurgy of Gold: 1896 By Manuel Eissler. London Crosby Lockwood & Son Hardcover. A practical treatise on the Metallurgical Treatment of G...

The Mineral Belt in 3 volumes, 1977, 1987 signed by author David Digerness and numbered 1987, 1982. All 1st editions. Hundreds of photos, maps, drawin

Books Mineral Resources West of the Rocky Mountains. First Mineral Resources West of the Rocky Mountains, a report on minerals by Rossiter Raymond, as

The two classic, first-ever for the government reporting of mines and mining in the West. One of the great parts about these two volumes is that Cong

Set of four books, "Mineral Resources of the Rocky Mountains," published by the Washington: Printing Office, c1868-75. Hard cover, brown c...

Eight volumes comprising 1869-1876, from the first report of the Mineral Commissioner to the Eighth Report by Ross Raymond. Raymond was a graduate of

The Miner's Guide & Metallurgists Directory 1849 by J.W. Orton. The table of contents has the book divided by the types of metal. Because ...