2012 Hot August Auction

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 t...

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.&quo...

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

Early non-mechanical stick. Measures 11.75" long. Appears to be iron construction. Large diamond shaped lever on thimble. Tapered hook, with uni

This is a reciprocating folder with a spike and hook. It is made of iron and has some wear from use. Measures about 5.25” and 8” folded and unfolded.

This is a very rare fuse cutter model! Might be only one out of a few to exist. Measures 8” and is made out of one piece steel, plus a fuse cutter bar

This unmarked metal flask contains a whimsical folding miner’s lamp. The four glass sides, each 2.5” wide by 5.5” tall, are all hinged together, accor

Lot of 2. A rare gold dust scoop made of what appears to be natural horn, with the name Kenneth C. Kuencer carved in the larger end. The scoop is abou

Measures about 11”and made out of one piece of steel. Some wear, the handle is a classic high grader, showcasing an indented handle meant for sneaking

Split thimble model, measures 11” and made out of steel. This stick appears to be another example of the Kindelan patent. Many other examples lack a h

This lot of 10: consists of a Boy Scout style knife with 4 blades, a Kadat 1013, with two blades, a Camco, with a corkscrew and an East Indian looking

Fraternal blacksmith model. Measures about 13” and made out steel. Masonic symbol is placed on the bottom of the hook. There is some wear, and could h

"The Microscope and Its Revelations" by William B. Carpenter, C.B., M.D., LL.D., FRS. 7th Ed. Edited by Rev. W.H. Dallinger. Published by

11 hardbound mining catalogs from 1929 through 1953, and 3 dozen mining related periodicals and advertising brochures. - Ken & Rosemary Roberts ...

Lot of 5 German and English books. 1) THE WORLD’S MINERALS by Leonard J. Spencer. New York, Frederick A. Stokes Company Publishers. Little wear, incl

Mixed lot (approx. 175 individual items) of Mineralogy reports, preprints, maps, booklets, Gem & Mineral Show pamphlets, Gem Hunters Atlas of the

Measures 10.5”, and made out of a polished steel. THE MINERS BABY is engraved on the thimble. STEEL and PAT APD FOR on the spike The Miners baby thimb

This is an early miner’s candle stick made of nickled steel. There are no markings. It measures 12” in length. From the M.D. Kast Collection. -59254

Lot of 7 contains the tools and equipment every good miner used in his daily work. Includes a three tiered metal lunch box, a pair of shin protectors,

The brass scale is cased in a wooden box covered in a shiny green paper, measuring approximately 3" x 6.5.” On the bottom side of the box is the

Lot of 4: 1) wooden box 7.5" x 3.5" x 1", contains fold-up metal scale with cord-suspended round brass trays, 2.5" dia. A small co

Lot of 2 miners' candlestick designed tie pins. 1) Blacksmith style, 1.5" long. A very simple design, complete with thimble, spike and thum...

This miners` candlestick has a unique spring designed flame snuffer. It`s 10.5 "long, plated steel, with split thimble, hook, thumb lever and bui

Two mini candlesticks, one reciprocating, and a reciprocating button hook. - Jacobitz Collection -59967