Rush to the Rockies Auction (August 2022)

13 oil and coal stocks. Lehigh Coal, Radford Oil, Alexander Baker-Pool Oil, Ute Coal, Twin-Six Oil and Refining, West Belt Oil and Gas, Ellis-Mexia Oi

Rare bond. Sonora Mexico silver mine, issued in England, 1895. Date: Country (if not USA): Mexico State: Sonora City: Provenance:

Group of about 21 stock certificates, mostly from mining companies. Examples include the North Butte Mining Co., Channel Gold Mines, Ltd., and Dolores

About 30 Western mining stocks, 2 bonds. Alhambra Flume, Moulton Mining, Montana Fire Clay, Silver Bell, Brookhill United Gold, Interstate Cons. Mines

3 Green River conserved fish fossils from lower 18" to several feet. Split fish, light brown, 6x8". 2 dark brown fish, 4x5.75" and 5x...

8 fossil shark teeth, found in 1995, Lee Creek Mine near Aurora, NV. Hemipristis snaggletooth. Varcharias tarus sand shark. Carchinus gray sand shark.

Over 30 pieces of fossils in one box. There are listed and identified as from the Pennsylvanian Limestone in which they were found. Most have been ide

4 fossil and ammonite plates. 3 grayish round 4.5". Oval 7.5x11.25". Date: Country (if not USA): State: City: Provenance:

Nice azurite and malachite specimen, 3.25x2". Walrus tusk 6.25x2". Clear quartz crystal 2.75x3.5". Cobalt faceted glass 3". Bon...

3 fire opals. Loose 1.25x.75". Mounted 3/8" and 5/8" Date: Country (if not USA): State: City: Provenance:

Green fire opal(.5") in dark metal mount. Date: Country (if not USA): State: City: Provenance:

3 fine Opals: Mexican fire 1.91 and 2.87. Oval, weight unknown. Date: Country (if not USA): State: City: Provenance:

13 fire opals of high quality with great orange, red and yellow fire colors, total weight 13.3g. 2 oval higher quality fire opals, 12mm and 13mm. Dat

About 30 cut pieces of lapis lazuli. Mostly oval. Date: Country (if not USA): State: City: Provenance:

10 fantastic Montana gem stones. Light amethyst sapphire, red sapphire, blue star sapphire. 7 round light to dark sapphires, all about .4-.7 ct. Dat

10 faceted gem stones. Brazilian Citrine 3.46 and 3.94. Hessonite pear garnet 3.93. Garnet .55 and rectangular weight unknown. Rectangular quartz ? Za

3 faceted Tanzanites: .41, .97, .70. Date: Country (if not USA): State: City: Provenance:

Sleeper Mine High Grade Gold Specimen, a very large cut specimen. This rock has been cut on three sides perfectly exposing the banded nature of the Sl

Sleeper Mine high grade gold (electrum) specimen, 202 grams, 5 x 8 x 4cm. Bands of electrum and quartz (and former silica gel) in a sample with platy

Exceptional high grade native gold (electrum) in banded quartz from the Sleeper Mine in Humboldt County. This mine has produced some whopper native go

Exceptional specimen of very high grade gold from the Fire Creek ore deposit near Crescent Valley and Hilltop. The specimen is 5 x 7 x 2cm, 97 grams,

National Mine Native Gold Specimen. 3 x 6 cm, 23g polished cut surface of a single dendrite of electrum (native gold) in quartz. The Stall shaft sampl

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Alaska Klondike Co-op Mining Expedition, 1897, invitation to next general meeting in Philadelphia. Uppercu was accused of embezzling $1800 from First

1963 reprint of 1878 original. Historical content of these 2 mining areas with 2 foldout claim maps. 60pp. Date: Country (if not USA): State: Ca

California Mines and Minerals, 1899. Souvenir Edition. Calaveras County and Motherlode foldout map. 450pp with index plus ads. Date: Country (if no

Two page letter signed by James W. McCullough, who wants to talk to a Pittsburgh banker about a gold mine 16 miles from Summit Station. We think this

The Pelton Water Wheel Embracing in its variations of construction and application The Pelton System of Power, Patented in the U.S. & Foreign C...

Rare 24mm bronze medal. US Department of Commerce/ Bureau of Mines/ (pic safety lamp)/ San Francisco/California /1926/ International Contest//high rel

Unissued Lewiston Turnpike stock, memorandum of gold bullion deposited at San Francisco Assaying and Refining Works 1870 by K&E Shasta Date: c...

Gold Run, CA hydraulic mining stereoview, Souvenir Program Sutter's Gold Rush and Round up 1938, 3 different Ghost Town News 1942-1945-1 with mi...

Department of the Interior Monographs of the United States Geological Survey Volume XXXI. Printed by the Washington Government Printing Office in 1898

3 Colorado paper assayer small envelopes. Buena Vista Assaying and blank result card. 2x Kuenzel Process Smelter, Buena Vista. Ed E Koleberg result sh

Cloth Joe Williams Assayer ore bag. 13.5x8". Nice condition. Date: Country (if not USA): State: Colorado City: Central City Provenance: ...

10" x 7". Stratton C. C. M. & D, Co. Mining Exchange Bldg. Colo. Springs, Colo. Stratton owned the Globe Hill Mine in Cripple Creek a...

Archive of EG Stiles. Includes mines of Cripple Creek and elsewhere, 3 mineral patents and various property reports. About 60 items, c. 1893-1905. Da

Rare cloth ore bag with wood top handles. One of the largest gold mines in Colorado and operated from 1891-1958. A town sprung up around the mine to s

Probably a tourist related ore bag. " about sixteen claims forming an irregular area of 160 acres on the northern slope between Bull Cliff and ...

WS Moore Assayer, cloth assay bag. 14x6.25". Staining. Date: Country (if not USA): State: Colorado City: Cripple Creek Provenance: Gary...

Rare choice JI Brown assayer check, 1903. Nice Cripple Creek birds eye vignette. Date: Country (if not USA): State: Colorado City: Cripple Cree

The Official Manual of the Cripple Creek District, Colorado, USA. Published by Fred Hills, E.M. Colorado Springs, Colo., 1900. Illustrated. Includes a

Rare Colorado British Columbia Mining Co. prospectus. 7 pp with 2 claim maps. Mines near Aldermere, British Columbia. 11x8.25". Water stains an...

Burlap ore bag from Mine and Smelter Supply Company, Denver, Colo. c. 1910. 19.5x14.5". Light staining. Date: Country (if not USA): State:...

Department of the Interior United State Geological Survey Professional Paper 63. Economic Geology of the Georgetown Quadrangle (together with the Empi

Cloth ore bag, Lamartine Mines. "The Lamartine Mine is a zinc, lead, silver, and gold mine located in Clear Creek county, Colorado at an elevat...

Small cloth ore bag, 6.5x8.5', labeled Zell & Boach Assayers with 2 assay sample receipts, 1906 and 1915. Light stains. Date: Country (i...

4 page 1895 prospectus of The Fairmont Gold Mining Company. Nice mine map on front page. Red editing on pages 1-3. Mine property at Independence (near

Howard E Burton Assayer cloth ore bag. 12.5x5.5". Heavy staining. Date: Country (if not USA): State: Colorado City: Leadville Provenance...

Rare business card for Clarence Hersey, Assayer and Chemist, Leadville, Colorado. Price list for different specimens and services on the back. 4.5 x 2

Map of the Leadville Mining District Compiled from Official Records and Other Reliable Sources by Chas. F. Saunders. January 1901. Scale 1200 Ft. to t