"Wild West Wonders" Premier Live Auction (2025 August)

Two cut slabs with fine-grained native gold all throughout from the Ken Snyder Mine at Midas. The Ken Snyder Mine is located in the Gold Circle Mining

These ore specimens represent three different deposits at Tonopah. One is ore from the dump at the Mizpah Shaft. About 6 x 6 x 2" Next is from ...

Dave Shaddrick worked on this deposit during his stretch with the Homestake Mining Company decades ago. He told us this specimen ran 1300 oz/ton gold.

Includes: 1) Gold ore from a mine at Rockford, South Dakota in the Black Hills. 0.04 oz/ton gold. With assay from Homestake. 2) Two specimens from Hol

Gold and barite. About 6 x 6 x 6" Butte County is north of Lawrence County, home to the fabulous Homestake Mine. ^ Date: Country (if not USA...

This specimen is fascinating. It is one of three that Dave Shaddrick said contains a mineral they believed might be unique to the Homestake Mine, and

This specimen is fascinating. It is one of three that Dave Shaddrick said contains a mineral they believed might be unique to the Homestake Mine, and

This specimen is fascinating. It is one of three that Dave Shaddrick said contains a mineral they believed might be unique to the Homestake Mine, and

Crocidolite, also known as blue asbestos, is a fibrous form of the amphibole mineral riebeckite. Please see photos for dimensions. ^ Date: Country (

This pair of ore specimens are important because these two minerals (cummingtonite and sideroplesite) are key indicator minerals for Homestake. Cummin

Two very important and massive specimens. Both are about 12 x 6 x 3" Cummingtonite schist develops in the sideroplesite. They are critical indi...

When we unpacked this in front of Dave, his eyes lit up and he said "that's a goody!" He believed it was from somewhere in the 1850-42...

Spectacular specimen, possibly one of the best high grade specimens ever let out of the Homestake Mine! From the center of the ore zone showing high g

This specimen from the Homestake Formation shows tourmaline and vein quartz. It was found on the 1,700 ft. level of the Homestake Mine, No. 9 ledge. P

Group of different specimens from the Homestake Formation. 1) Large hand specimen of low grade ore from the surface (now mostly gone because of open p

Huge cut slab (approx. 12 x 15 x 1") with a natural surface. Shows all the attributes of the Homestake Formation, including tight folds, Tertia...

Lot of 5 crystal specimens from the late stage, Tertiary secondary vein fracture mineralization at the Homestake Mine. Pyrite, quartz, and calcite. Al

Four specimens of high grade gold ore from the Homestake Mine showing gold. Please see photos for dimensions and more details. ^ Date: Country (if n

Group of four pieces of high grade from the Homestake Mine. One has nice wire gold! Please see photos for dimensions and more details. ^ Date: Count

This lot consists of 5 or so small pieces of high grade from the Homestake Mine. Please see photos for dimensions and more details. ^ Date: Country

Slab of high grade gold ore showing native gold from the Homestake Mine in South Dakota. Approx. 2" Specimens like this from the Homestake are ...

This fantastic little group includes: a drill core, a small ore specimen, and a small cut slab showing native gold. Please see photos for dimensions.

Four specimens from the Homestake Mine. One has visible native gold. Please see photos for dimensions and details. ^ Date: Country (if not USA): S

Group of Homestake Mine specimens. One is a large Poorman Formation specimen with sliced edge to show post-mineralization breakage. Next is a Northwes

Three Homestake Mine specimens showing native gold in quartz. Includes a piece of drill core, wire gold, and another specimen. Please see photos for d

This is a nice collection of small pieces of high grade gold ore with visible gold from the Homestake Mine. Please see photos for dimensions and more

This group of Homestake Mine specimens with visible gold includes a piece of drill core and two other specimens. Please see photos for dimensions and

A small and very fragile specimen of wire or leaf gold from the Homestake Mine. Please see photos for details and dimensions. ^ Date: Country (if no

This piece is roughly 1 x 2", larger than most in our high grade group. Please see photos for more details. ^ Date: Country (if not USA): S...

Two large Homestake Mine specimens. One is cut piece (probably from the Poorman Formation) showing intense folding and disseminated pyrite. The other

This pair includes a cut specimen of the Homestake Formation, approx. 3 x 7 x 3"; and a specimen of the Tertiary vein system showing mineraliza...

Choice cut specimen of the Poorman Formation showing the intense folding. Great structural geology display piece. Please see photos for dimensions. Th

Three specimens of the Poorman Formation at Homestake showing pyrite mineralization inside of the folds. Spectacular! Please see photos for dimensions

Three specimens. One with cut surface showing strong quartz and pyrite mineralization. The others show the intense nature of the folding, also with cu

Group of specimens of the Poorman Formation at the surface at the Homestake Mine. These specimens were all collected by Shaddrick to illustrate the in

Specimens from two different lead-zinc mines from the Mississippi Valley, Tri-State. One is from Elmwood, TN, and the other is from the Young Mine, Ne

Lot of 2. The two specimens are notable because of banded quartz with amethyst. 4 x 4 x3" and 2.5. x 1.5 x 2" Alcarca Brazil is a notable...

About two pounds of specimens. The specimens range from 1 x 1 x 1" to 3 x 3 x 3". Some specimens show free gold in quartz. The history of ...

This group is "the mine run." Average grade. Please see photos for dimensions. The claims that make up Campbell Red Lake Mines (Campbell M...

High grade ore specimen with gold copper mineralization. Approx. 6 x 4 x 4" The claims that make up Campbell Red Lake Mines (Campbell Mines) we...

This batch is noted as high grade. About 5 pounds. Strong pyrite mineralization and chalcopyrite. The claims that make up Campbell Red Lake Mines (Cam

About 3 pounds of specimens, varying in size. Includes one or more specimens with visible gold. ^ Date: Country (if not USA): Canada State: Ontar

Six specimens, varying size. The client reports visible gold, but we don't see it. ^ Date: Country (if not USA): Canada State: Ontario ...

Specific deposit is unlabeled. About 4 pounds of specimens. Chalcopyrite, pyrite. Please see photos. ^ Date: Country (if not USA): Canada State: O

Specimen of high grade silver ore from the Yukon. One cut surface. Contains galena. We were unable to locate more information. Please see photos for d

Contwoyto Lake. Four large hand specimens from the discovery outcrop. Possible visible native gold. There are a number of mines in this area, includin

Lot of 2 of high grade cobalt ore. 3 x 3 x 2" and 3 x 5 x 3". World-class Giant gold-cobalt-bismuth deposit at Great bear lake, Canada. ^ ...

High grade specimen from Port Radium, Great Bear Lake, Northwest Territories, Canada. The label says silver veinlet, waste pile. Mined for uranium fro

Numerous cut surfaces. Gold in pyrite. Please see photos. The Kittilla gold deposit is 150km north of the Arctic Circle, and today is an underground o

4 x 4 x 2" Pyrite, chalcopyrite with amphiboles. Otokumpu is a poly-metallic (base and precious metals) ore deposit in North Karelia, Finland. ...