Category: Mines & Mills
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Contention Mine
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Read more: Contention Mine3.06 oz Engraved Contention Silver Ingot, Dated 12/25/1880 8mm x 17mm x 40mm. Medium lilac-gray patina over smooth surfaces. Ornate engraving on the face reads: Baby White. Similar engraving on the long edges reads: Contention and Dec. 25, 1880. The corners of the ingot show fine scroll work. The ends are unadorned, and the back has several scattered punch…
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Leadville Consolidated Mining Co
Read more: Leadville Consolidated Mining Co1.62 oz Engraved Leadville, Colorado Silver Ingot 10mm x 17mm x 30mm. On face: From F.F.G. / Nov. 8th 1884. On back: Alveana, with ornate bird and flower vignette. On one long edge: L.C.M.Co. On other long edge: Leadville, Colo, with ornate decoration. Ornate engraving on ends as well and around the other inscriptions. The “L.C.M.Co.” inscription may reference the Leadville Consolidated…
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Tri-Bullion Mining Company
Read more: Tri-Bullion Mining CompanyThe Kelly Mine and the Tri-Bullion Mining Company -A History as Rich as Gold The Kelly Discovery When J. S. Hutchason (“Old Hutch”) staked the first mining claims on a rich lead outcrop near Magdalena in the early spring of 1866, he knew he wasn’t the first one there. Scattered about the locality were adobe…
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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…