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

Gold pyrite in a schist. Please see photos for dimensions. The Pampalo gold deposit is in north Karelia, Finland . It reportedly has a multi-hundred t

Japanese ore specimens from two different deposits. One is Hishikari, 9,000 GPT (rich!). No visible gold. The Hishikari gold mine in Isa City, Kagosh

Gold bearing pyrite disseminated in intrusive. The Cerro San Pedro mine is an exceptionally important mine historically because of early silver deposi

Pyrite mineralization in breccia. Please see photos for dimensions. This is one of the most important mines in all of Mexico, today operated by Goldco

One of the world's classic copper deposits. Large specimen is 6 x 6 x 3". Pyrite plus chalcopyrite plus a small breccia specimen. The Rio T...

Cobre Las Cruces Ore Specimen, Spain. Please see photos for dimensions and details. This is one of the world's largest and richest copper deposi...

Half a dozen specimens. Gold bearing pyrite. This is an unusual nickel copper ore deposit at Extremadura, Spain ^ Date: Country (if not USA): Sp

Pyrite mineralization in quartz and schist with two specks of native gold. 1.5 x 1.5 x 1" The Passa ore deposit at Aquablanca Spain is a nickel...

Gold ore with rhodochrosite. Efemçukuru is a high grade, underground operation located in Izmir Province in western Turkey. Please see photos f...

About 10 specimens. Really nice group! Includes: dark blue fluorite from unknown location in Colorado; quartz needles, unknown location; sphalerite(?)

Massive specimen of cubic and octahedral galena (PbS) crystals up to 3/8 inch across on one side and tabular translucent crystals on the other side (C

15.6" h x 13" l x 6" w. Minor abrasions along crystal edges. Choice color. This is a major dark smoky quartz! ^ Date: Country (if n...

5.4 h x 5.5 x 6" Raw uncurated. Euhedral. Dark smoky, bottom has secondary smaller crystals. ^ Date: Country (if not USA): State: City: ...

8" x 4.5 x 2.5" Raw uncurated. Euhedral. Dark smoky, bottom has secondary smaller crystals. ^ Date: Country (if not USA): State: Cit...

Lot includes three clear quartz crystals. Crystals are individual. 1) Prismatic crystal (approx. 3x1.5"), Dauphine habit, negative growth impri...

Book showcasing the famous mineral collection of Jim and Dawn Minette. Signed by both Minettes, as well as the editor. 218pp. Full of color illustrati

Hardcover. Signed by the author on the title page. McMahan Press, Cottonwood, Arizona. 494 pp. of stunning color agate photos, broken up by geographic

1) Fantastic collection of fossil shark teeth from Kern and Santa Barbara. 90+ teeth, a variety of sizes, from 0.25" to 2", housed in a ni...

From the Personal Collection of Fred Holabird. This piece (an one other in this sale) are from the Green River Formation. Excellent contrast and qual

From the Personal Collection of Fred Holabird. This piece (an one other in this sale) are from the Green River Formation. Excellent contrast and qual

Extremely rare miner's guide to Alaska published by the Copper River Mining, Trading and Development co. at Valdez, Alaska, 1902, printed by Sea...

This assay report is of ore from the California Mine from the offices of the Arivaca Milling and Refining Co. of Arivaca, Arizona Territory. The ore w

Excellent photograph by Almeron Newman showing loaded burros in the foreground and mine and mill in the mountains in the background. Back of photo is

Bodie and Esmeralda: Being an Account of the Revival of Affairs in Two Singularly Interesting and Important Mining Districts, Including Something of t

Prospectus on the Properties Known as the Maxwell Creek Group of Mines Located at Coulterville, Mariposa County, California. 1879. Edward Bosqui &am...

Post WW 2 Anaconda Copper, Darwin, CA archive. Letterheads, billheads, photos, receipts, etc. See photo. Mining had begun in Darwin, California, in t

An original miner's ore bag from the Scheelite Korea Tungsten Mining Company of Atolia, California, dated c. 1920s. The 16x26 bag is made of can...

An historic burlap ore bag with bold black 1.5" tall printing on front: "Darwin Dev. Corp." with a hand inked (painted?) large 5"...

An historic burlap ore bag with bold black 1.5" tall printing on front: "Darwin Dev. Corp," with "New Coso/Mining Co/Darwin, Cal...

An historic burlap ore bag with bold black 1.5" tall printing on front: "Darwin Dev. Corp," printed over "New Coso/Mining Co/Dar...

An historic burlap ore bag with bold black 1.5" tall printing on front: "Darwin Dev. Corp," printed over "New Coso/Mining Co/Dar...

Three ore bags from the Darwin mines from the Palazzo Collection. Two are the classic coarse weave bags c 1875-1885, and one slightly finer, c 1890-19

J.J. G. on one of the two bags here, with J.J. on the other side, possibly the initials of the miner, John Judson -1879, one with 1.5" blue str...

Large canvas ore bag with a slightly finer weave than the older c1875-1880s ore bags from the New Coso mining Co. in this sale (lucky Jim and Christma

An historic burlap ore bag with bold black 1.5" tall printing on front: "Darwin Dev. Corp," with "New Coso/Mining Co/Keeler, Cal...

An antique bag from the New Coso Mining Company of Keeler, California, dating from c.1870s-1880s. ^ Date: Country (if not USA): State: California

An antique ore bag from the New Coso Mining Company of Keeler, California, dating from c.1870s-1880s. The bag has a coarse weave with some noticeable

An antique ore bag from the New Coso Mining Company of Keeler, California, dating from c.1870s-1880s. The bag has a coarse weave with some wear and fr

An antique ore bag from the New Coso Mining Company of Keeler, California, dating from c.1870s-1880s. The bag has a coarse weave with some noticeable

An antique ore bag from the Union Mine of Atolia, California, dating from c.1870s. The bag has a coarse weave with some wear and fraying at the mouth.

Instruction booklet for Borax cleaner. In very good condition. 60 pgs. Illustrated cover of the 20 mule team in Death Valley. Extremely rare. ^ D

Famous Mineral Deposits of the Saline Valley Chemical Works. 77 pgs. This is Extra rare. Not seen before by Fred Holabird. Heavily illustrated. Has

Important collection! If you have ever driven from Reno to San Francisco, you passed right by this place. 1) American Scenery Stereoview #749 Hydrauli

Lot of 2 different. The first is a 4.5 x 7.75" photo (9 x 11" mount) by L. Reinhard showing a group of eight miners at the mine location, ...

Western Federation of Miners. Booklet is 27pp. Rare, but heavily damaged (pieces missing, heavy stains). 3.25 x 5.75" Citizens Print Shop, LA. ...

Lot of 116 photo reproductions. This is an incredible collection of views from the Gold Rush to the 1920s, Grass Valley Area. All are repros, but we...

1) Framed rare 1879 Nevada City James G. Ott Assay Office gold memorandum with 2 assay repro photos on bottom, frame 18x14". James J. Ott was t...

Rare Southern California mining map completed by well-known California assayer Henry G. Hanks. "Sketch Map of San Diego County Showing the Posi...

This 45pp. booklet offered by the John Taylor & Co. includes the tables for silver assay values. It is listed at their new (1894) Mission St. ad...

This receipt written by P.L.Parker for bullion deposited at the San Francisco Assaying and Refining Works on Jan. 7, 1867. Deposit #3874 for 27.03 oz.