Category: Mines & Mills
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Selby Gold & Silver Refinery
Read more: Selby Gold & Silver RefineryThe Selby Smelting Company was organized in 1865 by Thomas H. Selby and Peter Naylor of New York. The lead produced here was used at the Selby Shot Tower in San Francisco. In 1879 the company purchased the property and business of the Pacific Refinery and Bullion Exchange. They refined gold, silver, and lead, and…
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Monumental Mine
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Read more: Monumental MineThe Monumental ore mill was built in 1878 to process rich silver ores from the mine. The Monumental Mine, located near Granite, Oregon, is part of the Granite Area, which is now a portion of the Umatilla National Forest. This site has a rich history, dating back to its discovery in 1870. 18.31 oz Monumental…
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Burma Mines
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Read more: Burma MinesBURMA: AR ingot (129.89g), silver, BURMA MINES, April 1923 BURMA: AR ingot (129.89g), BURMA MINES / 997.0 (fineness), hand engraved company name in English cursive script and date, April 1923, very unusual silver bar, VF. While not strictly a 19th century ingot we recognize the significance of this ingot with a placeholder for the Burma…
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H. R. Watchfob (Horace Rantlett)
Read more: H. R. Watchfob (Horace Rantlett)1.25 oz San Francisco,CA – 1887 – Silver Watch Fob Ingot Obverse reads: San Francisco / 1887; Reverse is monogrammed with the initials “H. R. ” 1.25 Toz. Measures: 5/8″ x 1 1/8″ x .25″ This silver ingot was a personal keepsake of Horace Rantlett, a prominent California mining man. In 1887 his office was…
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Salvage Mine
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Read more: Salvage Mine1.2 oz Gould-Tylor Gold Ingot c1900 This small gold ingot was recently discovered. It reads “To F. H. Gould, S.F. Cal. Complts of Clair H. Tylor Salvage Mine Cal.” From the data, it appears this small, approximate 1.2 ounce gold ingot is a gift from Mr. Tylor to Mr. Gould, who was probably acting as…
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Jo Mine
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Read more: Jo MineGeorgetown,CO – Clear Creek County – 1882 – Jo Mine, Reynolds & Gilbert Silver Ingot Presentation Ingot. Botton reads: From the JO Mine / Georgetown Colorado / Reynolds & Gilbert Proprietors / 1882; Measures 2.25″ X .75″ X 1.5″. The Jo Mine was located on Red Elephant Mountain, six miles northeast of Georgetown, and about…
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Rosita Mines
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Read more: Rosita MinesRosita Mines Silver Railroad Spike, 1881 This important silver spike is an historic ingot of gargantuan proportion. One of the few surviving last or first spikes for a western railroad, it may be the second of only two silver spikes still known in existence in private hands, the other being the Tonopah and Goldfield RR…
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Vulture Mine
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Read more: Vulture MineVulture Mine, Wickenburg, Arizona Territory Gold Ingot, c1911-1914 By Fred N. Holabird Important discovery gold ingot from the Vulture Gold Mine near Wickenburg, Arizona. This ingot is one of two ingots that were sold from an old Arizona family to an Arizona coin dealer in 2020. The ingot being sold here is the larger of…
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J. A. Hayes, Colorado Reduction Company
Read more: J. A. Hayes, Colorado Reduction CompanyColorado City,CO – Pueblo County – c1890 – Colo-Phila Reduction Company Silver Ingot Presentation Ingot. Top reads: Colo-Phila Reduction / Company / Colorado City, Colo; Bottom reads: J. A. Hayes; Measures 3 5/8″ x 1.25″ x .75.” Colorado-Philadelphia Reduction Company Silver ingot Copyright By Fred Holabird, March 3, 2003 A unique fancy presentation silver ingot…