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

10 pieces of High-grade, blue spider web Natural Turquoise from the No. 8 Turquoise Mine, located in the Lynn Mining District in northern Eureka Coun

Rough turquoise - cut pieces with flat faces, some treated, some untreated. Mostly medium greens/blues. Approximate weight 8.0 pounds. Pieces range fr

Rough turquoise - small-medium oxidized pieces, untreated. Light blues and greens. Approximate weight 11.2 pounds. Pieces in the lot range from around

Rough turquoise - small-medium oxidized nuggets, light green color with some spiderweb. Untreated. Approximate weight 22 pounds. Pieces in the lot ra

Rough turquoise - small-medium oxidized nuggets and other pieces, light green color. Untreated. Approximate weight 12.8 pounds. Pieces range from arou

Rough turquoise - small-medium oxidized nuggets and other pieces, light green color. Untreated. Approximate weight 15.8 pounds. Pieces range from arou

Rough turquoise - small and medium sized slabs. Largest piece about 2" x 1.5" x .25". Approximate weight 1.6 pounds. Nice color. From...

Rough turquoise - small and medium sizes with cut surfaces. Each with one surface cut and polished. Approximate weight 4.6 pounds. From No. 8 turquois

Rough turquoise - hand selected, Grade 1.5 specimens. Good color. Some deep blues and greens. Some cut. Includes spider web. From No. 8 turquoise mine

Rough turquoise - Grade 2.5. Average size of pieces is from 1"-2" diameter. Approximate weight 8.2 pounds. From No. 8 turquoise mine, loca...

Rough turquoise - raw, untreated oxidized nuggets. Light blues and some spider web. Approximate weight 9.6 pounds. From No. 8 turquoise mine, located

Rough turquoise - raw, untreated oxidized nuggets. Light greens and blues and some spider web. Approximate weight 8.6 pounds. From No. 8 turquoise min

Rough turquoise - untreated oxidized nuggets and fines. Approximate weight 6.8 pounds. From No. 8 turquoise mine, located in Nevada, often considered

Turquoise - smalls, cut pieces, etc. Interesting variety from No. 8 turquoise mine, located in Nevada, often considered one of the top turquoise mines

Rough turquoise - smalls. Cut, etc. Good for tumbling. Approximate weight 5.4 pounds. From No. 8 turquoise mine, located in Eureka county, north of Ca

Rough turquoise - raw, untreated nuggets and spider web. Approximate weight 3.6 pounds. From No. 8 turquoise mine, located in Nevada, often considered

Small turquoise nuggets, all treated, ranging from deep green-blue to pale blue in color. Approximate weight 1350 grams. Pieces in the lot range from

Small turquoise nuggets, all treated, ranging from deep green-blue to pale blue in color. Approximate weight 220 grams. Pieces in the lot range from a

Today one of Nevada's important gold mines. This mine began operations in the first decade after 1900 as the world began international use of el...

Two pieces approx. 1 x 2 x 2" each of gold ore that averaged 0.40 oz/ton gold collected by Shaddrick while managing the Gold Bar project for th...

Two specimens with brucite. Nye County. One of America's few magnesite mines. Deposits discovered in the late 1920s. Used to produce magnesium f...

Two specimens mining by FMC. Gold deposit in Nye County. About 2 x 3 x 3" Please see photos for dimensions. ^ Date: Country (if not USA): ...

Copper oxide ore specimen mounted for desk display from the well-known MacArthur deposit outside of Yerington with small plaque Quaterra Resources. Th

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

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