2012 Hot August Auction

Lot of 2 with high grade visible gold. Both weigh 4.2 and 1.09 troy oz. and measure 4” x 2.60” and 2.90” x 1.75” -60087

Lot of 2. 2.91 troy oz. -60304

2.62 Troy Oz. Gold amalgam specimen in crucible. Found in the Ghost Town of Delamar, believed to have been found in the early 1950s. - Woodward Colle

Weighs 5.2 troy oz. 5” x 2.30.” An extremely rare example of visible gold from the Carlin Trend. -60079

Lot of 2 classic Nevada silver. 1) Banded silver, barite, acanthite, 7” x 1.80” and 11.84 troy oz. 2) 5” x 4” and 12.30 troy oz. The Mohawk was a hi

Unpolished rock slab with visible gold veins or "Blebs" from the Mohawk Mine, Goldfield NV. Approx. 1.66 troy Oz. But less than 5% Gold. Apr

2.46 troy ounces, from the Goldfield Consolidated Mining Company. Measures about 3” x 2.” This piece is from an old mining family’s mining collection.

Lot of 2 paired slabs from the Sleeper Mine in the Awakening District. 1.73 troy oz. and measure between 3” x 1.25” and 1” x 2.5.” -60084

Polished rock slabs with Quartz-Adularia Veins (Gold replacing fragments) from the Sleeper Mine, Awakening District from Humboldt County. Approx 1.48

Exceptional banded gold specimen from the Sleeper Mine in the Slumbering Hills. 1.82 troy oz, measures 4" x 1.25" the Sleeper is a modern ma

A possible copper specimen. 74.5 troy ounces. Measures 10"x 5." Copper ore was discovered in the forgotten town of Ludwig in the 1860s, but

Lot of 6 from Manhattan, NV. Including a piece from the White Caps Mine, a small nugget and ore sample with no mine of origin listed and 3 pieces from

Lot of 3 Electrum with Naumannite and Aguilarite from the Ken Snyder Mine. Midas is located west of Tuscarora and witnessed several small gold rushes.

From the Johnnie Mining District. -60306

The piece weights 2.82 troy ounces, or 87 grams. Measures 2" x 1" and is a great example of fine crystal and gold. Named for the town in New

Lot of 2. 1) Silver ore-gold. California Mine. Silver City, NV. 4.8 troy oz. 2.75” x 1.90” 2) Silver ore Virginia City. 2.10”x 2” 3.8 troy oz. This

Lot of 5 from the Emma Nevada mine. Altogether weigh 5.4 troy oz and range in measurements from 1.65” x .55” to 2.50” x 1.50” Note that one piece has

Lot of 5 from the Emma Nevada Mine, Comstock Lode. Altogether weigh 5.4 troy oz. Measure from 1” x .75” to 2.50” x 1.75." The Emma Nevada is name

Specimen weighs 447 Troy Ounces. Dug in Virginia City in 1941. -60158

A dozen ore specimens from Comstock Lode mines within Virginia City, Nevada. Originally from the Crystal Bar collection in Virginia City. Lot includes

Polished quartz rock slab with visible crystalline Gold tracings throughout. Slab is approx. 2.5" x 1.5" and 0.78 Troy Oz. Believed to be fr

Two choice small gold slabs from Oregon: 6.6 grams from the Malheur County area; and 3 grams from Grant County. In the early 1850s, prospectors first

Two specimens from the Homestake Mine, America`s most famous gold mine that produced more than 50 million ounces of gold. 1) large hand specimen appro

Weighs 3.82 troy oz. Measures about 2.10" x 1." Found in the Altai Mountains near Russia. -60049

Lot of 3. 1) Azurite, Spring Creek Copper Mine of Wilmington, South Australia. 10.84 troy oz and measures 5” x 2.80”. 2) Cuprite Chalcotrichite. Sandy

Lot of 2 from the Rubtsovsky mine in the Altai Mountains near Russia. Together they weigh 2.7 troy oz and measure between 0.75” x 1”. -60072

Lot of 4 cut slabs from Gowganda, Cobalt Lake and the Mann Mine. 2.90” x 2.25” and 5.75” x 5.80” Altogether weigh 31.5 troy oz. -60250

From the Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia. Leaf and crystalline copper. Measures 2.80" x 2." and 3.37 troy oz. Rhenlite is rhenium sulfite. -601

Lot of 4 exceptional high grade native silver pieces from the Castle and Mann Mine of Gowganda. Measure between 3.25” x 1.75” and 7” x 4.25”. Altogeth

Lot of 2 from the Huang Tong Xian Mine near the La Jiang Anhni Province. 0.82 troy oz. Measure between 1.75” x 0.75” and 0.75” x 0.50” Part of the wir

From Mexico’s Cuartine Mine of Zacatecas. Large silver leaf protruding from Bornite. 9.02 troy oz. and measures 4.75” x 2.80” -60088

From the Bouismas Mine in the Bou Azzer Mining District of Morocco. Consists of exotic silver species of allargentum, dyscrasite, schachnerite, and na

Superb wire silver specimen from Imiter, Morocco. 3.46 troy oz, and measures 2.75” x 2”. -60097

Lot of 4 from the Beaver Mine, Castle Mine, and the Sandy K Mine. 3.80” x 2.95” and 4.90” x 3.” 16.91 troy oz. -60254

Gold ore from South Africa, measures 3" x 2" x 0.75" with visible lacy gold in the conglomerate. The piece was mined in 1960 outside Wi

A beautiful 6.75" Tommy Knocker style miners' candlestick. Highly polished with a squared spike. There are no numbers letters or markings to desi

This is a very rare folding hook, one of only three known. It’s a spike and thimble model candlestick. Stamping on the thimble reads “The Aetna Powder

Lot of 4. 1) LABORATORY APPARATUS Catalog E52," by the Eberbach & Son Company of Ann Arbor, MI. About 900 pages of illustrated Lab Equipment

Lot of 4. Various balance scales in multiple configurations. Item 1, wood base with balance trays, complete with weights set. Delicate metal construct

Measures about 12” and is made out of polished steel. Date is unknown but possibly could be from 1900. There is a cutout design by the hook and handle

Lot of 7 wooden parts from wooden boxes from Nevada and California. They are from the Darwin, Keeler and Berlin mining districts. Some wear, the lette

Lot of 2. Mining Gas Testing kit and mask kit for gases. 1) wood cased/ metal bound Kit measures 7.25" x 3.5" x 9.5", with a belt closu

Carbide lamps have been in use since 1894 to provide reliable lighting for miners and cave explorers. The lower chamber of this lamp, the generator, h

A carved wooden bowl used for gold panning in South America and Africa, called a batea. The batea is an open conical dish, often with a small central

A folding hook spike and thimble model with combination. Length 5.5" closed, 8.5"open. Stamped C.H. GARLAND MAKER APRIL 1, 1889. Made with s

Lot of 5. 1) GEOLOGY OF THE BINGHAM MINING DISTRICT by J.M. Boutwell-1905. 400 pages, includes regional maps. Book is in good condition, but binding i

This unique fancy model measures 14.25” and is made out of one piece of steel. Could have been a mine manager’s or superintendant`s candlestick. The t

Four volumes of Edward Salisbury Dana's "A Textbook of Mineralogy with an extended treatise on Crystallography and Physical Mineralogy." Pub

Lot of 2. "The Mining Catalog 1924 by Keystone Consolidated Publishing Company Inc." This is the "Metal-Quarry Edition. The cover reads

Unique folding unit. No markings. No known patent application. Steel construction, approx. 4.5" folded and 7" unfolded. The grooved hinge pi