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Very rare post explosion shaft map from Blossburg Mine in Colfax County, NM showing the location and names of men killed in the violent explosion on J

"Assay Circular, Comprising the Most Necessary and Most Modern Apparatus for Fire and Chemical Assay." Eimer & Amend, Manufacturers an...

Institute of Ohio Mining Engineers. Proceeding January 10th, 1884. The Lower Limestone Group; Coal Series of Northeastern Ohio. By Col. Chas. Whittles

c. 1875-1885, about 65 mostly mining proof vignettes._x000D_ Philadelphia Pennsylvania

Prospectus and by-laws of the Cheyenne Gold Mining Company, of the Black Hills, Dakota Territory. Mine located in the Great Mineral belt near Deadwood

25 pages. Includes a 5 page photograph of mine near Bingham. Looks hand colored. 5 page photo of Carr Fork Canyon and mining property. Fold out maps i

Two reports. 1) 1917. 23 pages. Includes 6 page colored fold out map showing geology, principal workings, ore body and surface improvements. 2 page co

c1880. Ten pages. Last two are diagrams: cross-section of Pioneer Mountain and Top of Pioneer Mountain. First edition. Claims of Dr. Silas Reed. Prosp

Prospectus of the Reed Silver Mines near Park City in the Snake Peak Mining District, Utah. Press of Frank J. McQueeney, ca. 1880, 8 pages in original

By D MacVhie. December 1, 1908. Twenty-seven pages. 12 page foldout map of the underground workings. 6 page fold out map of the Coalition and adjacent

15 pieces of Rush Valley mining ephemera, mostly Notice of Location-Royal Mining, Ada No 2, April Fool, Viper, Orient, Eureka, Pluto and more. c. 187

The story of Andrew Steedman as told through the Mammoth Mining Company. Large stack of papers c1920. Many of them specifically mentions Steedman...

About 20 Utah mining letterheads c. 1886-1908. Marion Gold, Consolidated, Star, Great Divide, Dry Canyon, Stockton, Helvetia, De La Mar's Mercur...

An historically important letter from Virginia, detailing the development of the coal mining industry in the state. The owner of a Richmond mine write

10x Miscellaneous Northern Californian Gold Mining Documents: 1) Electra Gold Dredging Company, Cert.#59 issued to S.C. Stevenson for 500 shares on No

5 assay texts. Manual of Assaying by Miller, 1900 91pp with index. Assaying by C H Aaron, part 1, 1906 139pp. The Miners' and Assayers' Text...

Collection of checks and documents from Austin, Nevada. Includes: 1) 8x checks from The Manhattan Silver Mining Company of Nevada. Check No.s: 6, 155,

Castillero's Registry and Act of Possession to the Mine of New Almaden, in 1845. San Francisco. 1858. 8pp. Stitched in original printed wrappers...

2 key The Copper Handbook copper references on operations large and small. 1910-11 by Stevens, 1902pp with index. 1912-13 by Weed, 1413pp with index,

The Cyanide Process its Practical Application and Economical Results, by Scheidel, 1894, hardcover black textured, pp. 129 well illustrated with pull-

2 key mining references. Production of Gold and Silver in the United States by Burchard, 1880 and 1883. State breakdown for metals production and gene

3 Dupont Blasters' Handbooks, 1922, 1942, 1958. Dupont Blasting Powder 1913 with blue writing on cover. Dupont High Explosives Catalog 1920 ...

Author's copy! Explorers' and Assayers' Companion: Rocks, Veins, Testing, and Assaying: Phillips, J. S., M.E., London, Trubner & Co....

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About 20 volumes of gold related publications. Mix of collector catalogs and books. Free Gold by Hoffman, Gold in Them Hills by Glasscock, Round the W

Rare, Gold Mines of the World by Curle. 1902, 371pp plus index. A practical guide for gold investors based upon the authors experience inspecting gold

3 gold ore treatment books. Notes on the Treatment of Gold Ores by O'Driscoll, 1889, 200pp with index. Leaching Gold and Silver Ores by Aaron, 1...

This includes the Application of patent and an actual photograph of the machine. Jonas B Holmes was living in Los Angeles at this time. Pioneer Patent

7 hydraulic mining books. Hydraulic and Placer Mining by Wilson, 1898, first edition and third edition. 2x Origins of Hydraulic Mining in California b

9 hydraulic mining references. Practical Treatise on Hydraulic Mining by Bowie, 1905 and 1910, foldout 1905 Sacramento River map.Hydraulic Mining in C

Lot of Six. First five are stereoviews 1) Miners and packers climbing the Golden Stairs at Chilkoot pass. The twenty-six mile trail over Chilkoot Pass

5 mercury reference books. Geology of the Quicksilver Deposits of the Pacific Slope by Becker, 1888, 486pp with index and California map. Quicksilver

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

Four reports from various mining companies in Mexico. A) Reports of Mining Engineers on the Mulatos Mines Belonging to the Rey Del Oro Mining Company

6 mounted mine photos, all 7.5x5.75". Mixing and packaging house right after completion. General view of gulch. Powerhouse. View from entrance...

6 pieces of mining ephemera. Golden Sheaf Mining prospectus, undated, spine mostly split and detached. President Gold Mining, Toronto, Canada 1903 let

7 key mining references by Raymond. Mining Statistics West of the Rocky Mountains, 1870. Mineral Resources West of the Rocky Mountains and Mineral So

3 key references on copper and mines with info on operations large and small. The Mines Handbook, 1926, 2129pp, cover wear. The Copper Handbook, 1910-

10 mining covers many with contents, c. 1889-1907, mostly to S R Buford, Virginia City, MT. San Francisco Candle, 2x Coiled Wire Belting, 2x Californi

About 30 pieces of mining ephemera c. 1878-1911, mostly to Henry Elling. Goldfield Rex, Sierra Nevada Mines, Spring Gulch with hand drawn map, several

"Desert Bonanza", The Story of Early Ransburg, Mojave Desert Mining Camp, by Marcia R. Wynn, publ. by Arthur H. Clark Co., Glendale, CA, 1...

Not only talks about gold and silver production in the United states, but in the world. Statistics of each state by county. Nice section on mining in

4 volumes of Director of the Mint Reports related to the production of precious metals. Printed in 1886, 1888, 1898-detaching cover at spine, 1901. G

4 prospecting and assay books. Prospector's Field Book and Guide by Osborn 1910, Prospecting for Gold and Silver in North America by Lakes 1896 ...

“In the following pages the student and amateur in Natural Science are furnished with some information about most of the mineral substances

Treatise on the Assaying of Lead, Copper, Silver Copper, Gold, and Mercury: T-H. Bodermann & Bruno Kurl ñ 1868 Publisher: John Wiley & ...

Late 19th Century Publications of Interest (2). 1) Report of the Director of the Mint, upon the Statistics of the Production of the Precious Metal

These US Mint Reports discusses world precious metal production in detail, statistical production of US Mint branches and assay offices with state by

Montana (9), Nevada (7), Idaho (1), Washington (2), Utah (1), California (11) ~ 1879-1907

Montana (14), California (3), So. Dakota (3), Nevada (3), Utah (3) Colorado (2), Idaho (2) ~ 1879-1906