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Dredging for Gold in California - by D'Arcy Weatherbe - Large River Dredges once worked up and down the major tributaries of the California Mother Lode and Klamath Mountains. These Dredges moved...

Fire Assaying - A Practical Treatise on the Fire Assaying of Gold Silver and Lead Including Description of the Appliances Used - by Evans Buskett - Fire Assaying is still the preferred method of Ore...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Gold Placers of the Secesh Basin, Idaho County, Idaho - by Stephen R. Capps - This District is located in the Central Idaho region and covers a larger expansive area. The Gold in the Placers has...

Hydraulic and Placer Mining - by Eugene B. Wilson - This a great text on the subject of Placer Mining. Only a small portion touches Hydraulic Mining while most of the book covers subjects such as...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

The Mining Districts of the Idaho Basin, and the Boise Ridge, Idaho - by Waldemar Lindgren - The Idaho Basin covers a large area in which many mines are located. A lot of placers occurred in this...

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...

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...

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...