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Dolores County Stock Certificates

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / Stock & Bond - Mining Start Price:40.00 USD Estimated At:80.00 - 160.00 USD
Dolores County Stock Certificates
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Lot of 2. æ1. æUnited Rico Mines was incorporated in 1903. Fred Holabird said ñUnited Rico Mines Co. was taken over by the Rico Mining Co. æThe ore minerals were chalcopyrite, sphalerite, galena with pyrite and fluorite gangue. They had a 1000Í foot tunnel and a 3,000Í tunnel. æ[Forty-seven] different minerals being reported from the Rico area. æUp to 1916 1,200,000 lbs of copper had been producedî [Ref: æHolabird, The Alexandra Tillson Filer Collection, Part II: æColorado, Nevada, Montana and The Hauser Collection of Anaconda Corporate Seals, p. 114, 2000]. No. B239 issued Solomon Holzer by T. J. Cunningham, assistant Secretary, and H. Godet, President, on 12 May 1908 for 50 shares. Also countersigned by the assistant Secretary of the New York Trust Company. æSigned by Holzer on the reverse and two witnesses. æSome wrinkling. æU/C. æGood condition. æ2. æThe Rico Mining Company. æPioneer Mining District. æIncorporated in 1911, issued to Herbert G. Einstein, by Wm. Sausbury, Secretary, and H. Ewart, President, on 7 June 1915 for 50 shares. æThe mines of this company produced silver, copper, lead, and zinc through 1,000Í and 3,000Í tunnels. æHolabird said ñthe company owned the properties of the Pro Patria M & MC and the United Rico Mines Co., comprised of 156 claims on 1,100 acres including a mill site. æClaims reportedly showed veins ranging from a few inches to 15 ft in width, a mile long and proven to a depth of 700ft. æOre averaged 4% copper, 10% lead, 10% zinc and 10 oz silver per ton. æThe mines had produced 1.2 million lbs copper prior to 1916 [Ref: æHolabird, Western Americana Auction #9, Volume 2: æColorado, p. 51, 2001]. Cancelled. æSome folding. æGood condition. Date 1903, 1915 Rico, CO hwac 10028