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7.Geology and Ore Deposits of the South Silverton Mining Area, San Juan County, Colorado - by David J. Varnes - Silverton Colorado was rich in Mineral Deposits and this area covers the southern portions of this mining district. Originally published as Professional Paper 378-A, we have put this back into print for historians, prospectors and miners because it has a lot of valuable information on this district in which there are still a lot of minerals in the ground.

11.Geology and Ore Deposits of the Blewett Mining District - Charles E. Weaver - Primarily a Gold Mining District, the Blewett Mining District, located in the state of Washington is one of the richest gold districts in the State. This publication was originally Bulletin No. 6 put out by the Washington Geological Survey in 1911. Unlike other reprints we take the time to enhance the pictures and produce a quality reprint. Covered in this publication is the geology, Lode and Placer Districts, and history as well as information on all the known mines of the district.

Placer Gold Recovery Methods - Michael Silva - This is a great little book put out by the California Division of Mines in the 1980's and now back in print by Sylvanite Publishing. It covers in detail all the methods used to recover placer gold such as Panning, Sluicing, Jigs, Centrifugal bowls such as the Knelson Concentrator, Belt Separators, Reichert Cones, Helixes, Shaking Tables and more. These are still the standard machines used today in most placer operations.

15.The Sampling and Assay of the Precious Metals - by Earnest Smith - Probably the best Classic Text on the subject and still referenced today by Assayers and Chemists. This book covers most ever aspect of precious metals from the Assay Office, Furnaces, Balances, Physical and Chemical Properties of the Precious metals, Sampling, Sample Preparation, Fluxes, Cuppelation and more. It then goes with Chapters specifically on the Assay of Silver, Gold, The Assay of Complex Gold and Silver Ores, The assay of Gold, Silver and Base Bullions, Cyanide Assays, and then the assay of the Platinum Group Metals. 475 Pages Jam packet with information and how to conduct assaying.

18.Prospecting and Developing a Small Mine - by W.W. Staley - This book covers the process from discovering an ore body to developing and eventually mining the deposit. Originally published by the Idaho Bureau of Mines and Geology this book covers Location of Claims, Sampling, Geology Applied to Prospecting and Development, Prospecting, Development, Treatment of Ore, Drilling and Blasting, Support of Ground, Mining Methods, and Mining Costs.

The Official Manual Cripple Creek District Colorado, USA - This manual originally published in 1900 by Fred Hills was and is the most complete record of the Mines of the Cripple Creek District. Nearly 500 mines are covered in this book each with description of the property, history, production, location, and a picture of the claim map on each. Also who the management was and shares if the mine was publically traded. Must have for any Cripple Creek Historian, prospector or miner. Now back in print by Miningbooks.com.

Ore Deposits of the Gilman District, Eagle County Colorado - This Gold Silver Lead Zinc Copper District was unique for its heavy sulfide deposits containing large quantities of multiple metals. In addition to the metals produced, many world class mineral specimens have also come out of this district. Originally published as USGS Professional Paper 1017, this long out of print book is now available again from Miningbooks.com

Gold Districts of Wyoming - Originally published by the Wyoming Geological Survey in 1980 as Report of Investigations 23 by Dan Hausel. This book gives an introduction, the location, geology and mineral deposits, production, and discusses the Lode Mines, Placer Mines, and Prospects of each district. 18 Districts in all and some outlying prospects and mines not classified with a particular district. Now back in Print by Miningbooks.com

Gold Deposits in North Carolina - by Herman J. Bryson - Originally Published as Bulletin 38 from the State Geologist this publication covers the Mining History, Production, Lode and Placer Deposits. Geological and Geographical Distribution of Gold in the state are covered plus each area broken down, such as the Eastern Carolina Belt, The Carolina Slate Belt, The Carolina Igneous Belt, The Kings Mountain Belt, The South Mountain Belt, Gold Deposits west of the Blue Ridge. Descriptions, Locations, Mining Histories are given on over 150 Mines in North Carolina.

The Mining of Gems and Ornamental Stones by American Indians - by Sydney H. Ball - The American Indians mined many stones for Ornamental Jewelry, Clothing, and more. Most Common and sought after of course was Turquoise but over 50 other stones where mined as well including but not limited to Diamond, Ruby and Sapphire, Emerald, Beryl, Tourmaline, Garnet, Olivine, Opal, Amethyst, Quartz, Chalcedony, Agate, Jasper, Chrysoprase, Jade, Serpentine, Azurite and Malachite and more. This book discusses their known sources of Gems supply, mining methods and trade, and then discusses each of the over 50 Gemstones Individually as it relates to the American Indian from source, to trade and more. Includes Maps of known localities

A Textbook on Fire Assaying - Of all the books to own on Fire Assaying if you could only own one...this is that one. This book was and still is the defacto textbook on fire assaying, and is on every shelf of professional assayers even today. Covers assaying of Gold Silver Platinum along with complex ores, reagents and charges needed, cupellation, ore sampling techniques, tools, and more. Now back in print by Miningbooks.com

Prospector's Field book and Guide - by H.S Osborn and M.W. Von Bernewitz - This book originally written by Osborn and later revised by Von Bernewitz is one of the classics when it comes to prospecting. It covers how to do field analysis via blowpipe, then covers geology and mineralogy of each element and tells you how to prospect for them and what to look for when in the field, how to do field analysis via simple chemicals, and gives examples of other deposits to use as a reference.

New Mexico Mines and Minerals - Probably our favorite book on Mines and Mining in New Mexico. Originally published in 1904 by Fayette A Jones, not only is this book great from a mining history perspective but also from a geological perspective. The author describes the history of geology in the state and then goes into depth on each mining district not only describing the district but the mines within that district in detail, geology and types of ores, who discovered them, if they changed hands, production, potential and more. Now back in Print by Miningbooks.com