Best of The West - February 2014

This collection includes 12 silver ore specimens from the Fred Willoughby Collection. Willoughby was the manager of the Midnight Mine at Aspen, which

A large-mass copper showing glacial striations, showing natural malachite-green patina, and illustrated vivid anthropomorphic form of a growling wolf`

c1965 Lot of three pieces: 1) Engraving copper sheet measuring 8 x 11” made from fire-refined ore. Taken from the White Pine Copper Mine, White Pine,

1959 A large chunk of native copper, crystalline with calcite and gray wall rock, measuring 12.5” in length and 5” at widest part. Crystals are gener

c1965 Another crystalline copper specimen. This one was also taken from the Nonesuch Formation at the White Pine Mine, Upper Peninsula of Michigan by

This is a lot of five ore specimens from Nye County. Included in this exceptional lot is a 2.56 troy oz. silver piece from the Bullfrog District. The

Lot of four gold specimens from Round Mountain - HKA#65893

c Native gold from Virfinia City in quartz bracia. - HKA#65895

Lot of seven gold specimens from The North Bonanza Mine on the Flowery Lode on the Comstock. - HKA#65935

Measures 3 x 3.5 x 3. The Zapot mine is located near Hawthorne and was mined by Harvey Gordon from the early 80s to the mid 90s. During that time he u