"Americana Sunset" Timed Auction: Holabird's Final Sale!

c. 1950-60's cloth sack, Silver Ore from Calico California, Assaying at up to $40oo per ton, with ore inside. Bonus item is a broken aqua Bodie ...

Near Jamestown, Tuolumne County, California. 168 grams. Perhaps 25 grams of gold? 2.5 L x 1.75 W x 1.75" H. Native gold in quartz. Vein was 1.7...

California Fine Gold About 1 ounce. Jewelry grade. Size #14. About1/8" minus. ^ Date: Country (if not USA): State: California City: Pro...

California Gold Nugget Group About 1 ounce. Jewelry grade. Size #8. About 1/4" each. ^ Date: Country (if not USA): State: California City:...

Spectacular 8.4 troy ounce gold in quartz nugget with lots of eye appeal. As it sits in one position, it resembles a sitting frog, reminding me of Sam

An original canvas bag found underground with high grade ore sample. Includes creedite and misc. sulfides. About one pound broken ore. ^ Date: Count

Big Buffalo Mine Ore, Native Gold, about 3 x 3 x 1". Two specks of native gold marked. Buffalo Hump Mining District. Letteer to Shaddrick from ...

This specimen is of natural copper found in Michigan. 5 in. X 8 in. Please see photo for details. ^ Date: Country (if not USA): State: Michigan

Two pieces of wire and native silver. 1 inch square and 2 inch square. Unknown mine. Collected by FH. Circa 1980. ^ Date: Country (if not USA): St

Three blasting cap tins of ore specimens from the Con-Virginia ore collection, the guts of which fh sold over a decade ago. 1. Con-Virginia high grade

Four blasting cap tins with high grade ore specimens from central Nevada locations. The main part of the Con-Virginia ore Collection was sold by fh ov

Six blasting cap tins with high grade ore specimens from central Nevada locations. The main part of the Con-Virginia ore Collection was sold by fh ove

Four blasting cap tins with high grade ore specimens from California desert locations. The main part of the Con-Virginia ore Collection was sold by fh

Two blasting cap tins with high grade ore specimens from central Nevada locations. The main part of the Con-Virginia ore Collection was sold by fh ove

Fantastic high grade gold ore from the Colorado Grande Mine at Midas, Nevada. 217.2 g, or 6.96 oz troy. Gold plus naumannite (silver selenide). Rare l

Barite, North Umberland. Nye County. 3 x 2 x 1". crystalline. ^ Date: Country (if not USA): State: Nevada City: Nye County Provenance: H...

Five specimens with Native gold. 1. Black Canyon Mine, Pershing Co., NV 2. Carlin. Newmont, electrolytic gold leaf in vial 3. Manhattan, NV 4. Bucksk

Collection of about ten specimens from several key mines or mining regions. all typical hand specimens. 1. Jerritt Canyon. 2. Pinson 3. Borealis 4. Ma

22 pounds of Number Eight turquoise smalls and fines. Max size 1/2". Possibly good for tumbling.. ^ Date: Country (if not USA): State: Ne...

Black plastic case (13 x 9 x 3 inches) entitled "Nevada Mining And You," containing twelve kinds of Nevada rocks: Barite; Fluorite; Garne...

Homestake Mine Ore with Visible Gold from the 5000-5900 level. Dave Shaddrick was a key Mine Geologist at America's most important underground g...

Homestake Mine Ore with Visible Gold from the 5000-5900 level. Dave Shaddrick was a key Mine Geologist at America's most important underground g...

Homestake Mine Ore with Visible Gold from the 5000-5900 level. Dave Shaddrick was a key Mine Geologist at America's most important underground g...

No visible gold but there may be invisible gold if you break up the specimens. Homestake Mine Ore from 5000-5900 level. Dave Shaddrick was a key Min

Homestake Mine Ore with Visible Gold from the 5000-5900 level. Dave Shaddrick was a key Mine Geologist at America's most important underground g...

Homestake Mine Ore with Visible Gold from the 5000-5900 level. Dave Shaddrick was a key Mine Geologist at America's most important underground g...

Homestake Mine Ore with Visible Gold from the 5000-5900 level. Dave Shaddrick was a key Mine Geologist at America's most important underground g...

Homestake Mine Ore with Visible Gold from the 5000-5900 level. Dave Shaddrick was a key Mine Geologist at America's most important underground g...

Homestake Mine Ore with Visible Gold from the 5000-5900 level. Dave Shaddrick was a key Mine Geologist at America's most important underground g...

Homestake Mine Ore with Visible Gold from the 5000-5900 level. Dave Shaddrick was a key Mine Geologist at America's most important underground g...

Homestake Mine Ore with Visible Gold from the 5000-5900 level. Dave Shaddrick was a key Mine Geologist at America's most important underground g...

Homestake Mine Ore with Visible Gold from 5000-5900 level. Dave Shaddrick was a key Mine Geologist at America's most important underground gold ...

Homestake Mine Ore with Visible Gold. Dave Shaddrick was a key Mine Geologist at America's most important underground gold mine, the Homestake, ...

Homestake Mine Ore with Visible Gold from the 5000-5900 level. Dave Shaddrick was a key Mine Geologist at America's most important underground g...

Homestake Mine Ore with Visible Gold from the 5000-5900 level. Dave Shaddrick was a key Mine Geologist at America's most important underground ...

Sixteen small ore specimen pieces with visible gold from the Homestake Mine. Total weight of 55.3 grams; largest piece 3/4 of an inch. ^ Date: Count

Highgrade Homestake Ore with Native Gold. Large hand specimen of quartz in the Homestake Mine formation 6 x 3 x 3.5 inches. Native gold exposed in the

Two specimens of native gold in quartz. 1.5 x 1.5 x 1, 1 x 1 x 1.5. Crystalline gold in vuggy quartz. Shaddrick could not recall the location where he

Homestake Mine Ore, Large Specimen. 10 x 6 x 7 inches. One cut surface, no visible gold, but a nice specimen out of the gut of the ore deposit. About

Group of approx. 6 specimens of the Poorman Formation at the surface at the Homestake Mine. These specimens were all collected by Shaddrick to illustr

Homestake Formation slabs (2) & Poorman Formation specimen. Copy Homestake Patent. Homestake stereogram section. Homestake area stocks. Specimen...

Two 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

Polished Bookend, Lupin Mine, Northwest Territory. Polished single bookend, 2 cut surfaces, only one polished from the Lupin Mine. Pyrite with gold, a

About ten ore specimen pieces from classic Mexico mining regions. Most are typical hand specimens, about 2 x 4 x 6" or so. 1. La Reyna, Sonora...

A number of random ores specimens from Homestake Mine geologist Dave Shaddrick's office. 1. Iron ore, no location. 2, banded quartz, unknown gol...

Four little vials: three 24 karat gold, ( 10 grams; 26 grams; 36 grams); one pure silver (8 grams). ^ Date: Country (if not USA): State: City:

Framed mounted photograph taken by EA Sather of Dawson City, Alaska and Tacoma, Washington. Text at the bottom reads "The Miners Cradle. Berry ...

Rare. Late stage Yukon Gold Rush. Missing back cover. Issued by the Geological Survey, Ottawa, Canada, 1913. Guide Book No. 10. 179pp. with photos and

Mining related art printed on a newspaper, June 8th, 1878. Frame is in good condition with minor dents dotting an inch-long length of the left and rig

1903 Mining Prospectus for a Mexican mine "Playa de Oro". 9pp, toning Mexico ^ Date: Country (if not USA): Mexico State: City: Pr...

Alaska Juneau and Alaska Gastineau Records. Small file folder c. 1914-44 perhaps 10 sheets. ^ Date: Country (if not USA): State: Alaska City:

A collection of five books on the Alaska mining industry, dating from the 1890s to the 1910s. Three books are reports on the U.S. Geological Survey by

Unknown Arizona mining location. Two photos matted and framed. Left shows three miners sticking up out of a pit. Right photo shows a small camp with t

Macaulay Foundry cast iron ingot, c1996. Disc shaped ingot commemorates the Berkeley, Calif., company's centennial, 1896-1996. Approximate 3&quo...

This document from the Densmore Consolidated Gold Mine Co. of California, has two ingots listed; one at 147 oz. the other at 150 oz. of gold. Finenes

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, ...

Fabulous 60"w x 32"h linen map by WS Graham shows company holdings that include the Ohio, Back Action, Harrison & Gold Blossom Claims,...

El Dorado Placer Mining Co. Equipment Plans on linen. a group of about six original black ink on linen plans for large scale equipment, probably a dre

Post Offices and Postmasters of Inyo County, California 1866-1966 by Robert Palazzo, 52 pages. New condition. California Journal of Mines and Geology

Daily Exchange Stock Assessment Directory 1878 (2). Two very rare assessment directories about 24 x 19 inches with damage. These important assessment

These are three assays from Thomas Price of San Francisco dated 1879, 1883, and 1889. Thomas Price ingots are extremely rare: about four silver ingot

This pp.45 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.

File from Knight Foundry in Sutter Creek. Brochures, The Knight Club 2002 Noon Whistle with dupes, News letters, historical pamphlet etc. See photo. ^

This is a custom-made "Jimmy Sierra Trophy" won by the "Nugget Ace" (who we've sold so many gold nuggets from in 2025). This...

10th Annual Report State Mineralogist 1890 983 pages. Indexed. Missing back cover. Key reference for California Mines. ^ Date: Country (if n

Lot of 11. Nice group! Includes: 1875 Milton Mining & Water Co. billhead, French Corral, Nevada County, CA, for blasting contract; Pony Assay Of...

Fred notes that this is a key reference as mining was down in this time period due to inflation and the cap on gold and silver. Much was done for the

Lot of 7 different. Included: Downieville (No. 37, 1897), Motherlode (No. 63, 1900), Bidwell Bar (No. 43, 1898), Marysville (No. 17, 1895), Jackson (N

1908. Minute book and promotional material, correspondence, etc. 1908 for the Banner State Gold and Silver Company with properties near Blackhawk, Col

A booklet listing the bylaws of the Federal Union Gold Mining Company of Clear Creek County, Colorado, dated 1866. 11 pages, printed by the Franklin J

Hamilton, Colorado Territory cover with Norris Minig company of Colorado corner advertising. Ochre color cover, rag right, no stamp, addressed to Phil

Lot of 6 different. Includes: HK Miller, Assayer & Chemist, billhead, Georgetown, 1905; Metallic Extraction Co., Cyanide, Colorado (ghost town),...

Geological Survey of Georgia by W.S. Yeates, State Geologist, Bulletin No. 4-A A Preliminary Report on a part of the Gold Deposits of Georgia by W. S.

Keystone View Company no. 6965: "Steam Shovel at Work, Showing How Track is Laid. Burt Mine, Mesabi Range, Minn." The steam shovel is scoo...

Cast iron. Furnace Lamp No. 2 from The Taylor & Boggis Foundry Company, Cleveland, Ohio. Reported to have been used in the Sadtler Mine in Duene...

c. 1953 Butte, MT Jaycees copper leaf cover booklet with mine site on cover. 6x4.5" Montana Butte ^ Date: Country (if not USA): State: ...

8 Different Annual Reports; 1908, 1910, 1911, 1914, 1917, 1919, 1921, 1923 ^ Date: Country (if not USA): State: Montana City: Butte Proven

Anaconda Copper Mining arrowhead style zinc token from the 1934 Ford Expo. Excellent cond. ^ Date: 1934 Country (if not USA): State: Montana Cit

August 6th, 1889 Certificate of Assay of The Montana Smelting Company for E. J. Carter, Esquire of Helena Montana, signed by Robert M. Raymond assayer

Group of original correspondence including letters and envelopes from creditors of J. Daugherty of Radersburg, Montana. Perhaps 50 or more pieces, plu

This item is a pamphlet by Eugene Stebinger titled "The Montana Group of Northwestern Montana," which was published in Professional Paper ...

Map of Ten Mile Creek, probably in Montana. Scale 200ft=1". Plots for NY Syndicate, Anton Brass, T C Power etc. 21x23". ^ Date: Country ...

Various letters between Austin and San Francisco, hand-written and most dated. Mining interests in Nevada being courted by San Francisco merchants, ve

Fantastic hand drawn map with color of part of the main Rese River mining district at Austin. Dated September, 1865 by W. Schofield, mining and civil

Lot of 2. 1. The Montgomery Mountain Mines Corp. dated 1910, regarding mining claims along with receipt and the law suit regarding mining claims.. M

This is the exact piece listed in Douglas McDonald's Nevada Check Book. He also lists it at the highest rarity (URS-1), meaning only one known! ...

This assay document is for 30 oz. of gold amalgam with 24 oz. of silver. They are low grade ores .870 silver and .112 fine gold worth $65.35. The doc

Lot of 2 different. 1) Official printed letterhead for deposit by the Savage Mine. Cashier Elrod is sending $2,108 by Wells Fargo stage to the Nevada

Lot of 2 different. 1) Official printed letterhead for deposit by the Savage Mine. Cashier Elrod is sending $2,000 by Wells Fargo stage to the Nevada

Lot of 3. All are addressed to RP Keating, supt. of the Savage Mine in Virginia City, from LL Elrod, cashier at the CC Mint. Two letters are about rec

Two different very scarce billheads for companies mining desert salt in Nevada for use in mining. 1) Desert Crystal Salt Works. Dateline White Plains

About six copper slag pieces from McGill, given to FH in the 1970s from the mine manager. One piece is a cut end of a copper ingot. The copper is from

About 20-30 Folded blueprints of diagrams for headframe and various mill building parts at Ruby Hill, Nevada c. 1940. ^ Date: Country (if not USA):

1988, 17" x 12" ^ Date: Country (if not USA): State: Nevada City: Eureka County Provenance: Homestake Mine Geologist Dave Shaddric...

Lot of 3. 1-2) Two rare checks for the Goldfield Mohawk Mining Company issued in 1907. One is signed by George Nixon. The other by George Wingfield. G

Interstate Consolidated Mines Company. Camp Harding, via Goldfield P.O., Nevada. Photo of sacks of ore from the Sunrise Mine. Gold, Silver, Copper, Le

Tag #139, Little Florence Mine Goldfield NV. c1910. Numbers are readable and other than age, no damage. ^ Date: c1910 Country (if not USA): State:

Lot of 35 assay sheets, 3 types, 1907-1915. Assays done for Tonopah mines (Mizpah dump listed, some stamped Tonopah Mining Company). Rare location: Es