Gold Prospecting Mining Books, Assaying, Refining, Melting, Metallurgy, DVD

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The California Gold Rush (1848–1855) began on January 24, 1848, when gold was found by James W. Marshall at Sutter's Mill in Coloma, California. The first to hear confirmed information of the Gold Rush were the people in Oregon, the Sandwich Islands (Hawaii), and Latin America, who were the first to start flocking to the state in late 1848. All told, the news of gold brought some 300,000 people to California from the rest of the United States and abroad.[2] Of the 300,000, approximately half arrived by sea and half came from the east overland on the California Trail and the Gila River trail.

Our Gold Mining and Prospecting DVD is intended to document that period in American History.  Full of books and guides written by scholars at the time, it is meant to be a great educational tool for those trying to research and learn about the search for Gold as it pertains to our nation's history.  We also include historic gold maps in high resolution imagery to document where the gold rich areas were (or still are!). 

The titles in this collection shown below are all on this DVD in PDF format. All that is needed is the latest version of Adobe Reader, which can be downloaded for free off of Adobe's website.

This remains the largest, best, most complete Gold Mining Reference Collection on eBay!  We encourage you to compare what we offer, and you will see, we have every title that is being offered out there in inferior collections, plus a whole lot more.
 

Mining and Prospecting

A History of the Precious Metals, From The Earliest Periods To The Present Time, by A Del Mar, 1901, 536 pages
A History of the Precious Metals, From The Earliest Periods To The Present Time, by JL Comstock, 1849, 235 pages
A Preliminary Report on a Part of the Gold Deposits of Georgia, by W. S. Yeates, 1896, 604 pages
A Treatise on Concentration of All Kinds of Ores, by G Kustel, 1868, 278 pages
Alaska and the Klondike Gold Felds Containing a Full Account of the Discovery of Gold, by AC Harris, 1897, 604 pages
An Historical Inquiry into the Production and Consumption of the Precious Metals, Vol1, by W Jacob, 1831, 406 pages
An Historical Inquiry into the Production and Consumption of the Precious Metals, Vol2, by W Jacob, 1831, 436 pages
Bibliography of the Metals of the Platinum Group Platinum, Palladium, Iridium, Rh, by JL Howe, 1897, 330 pages
Big Smoky Silver Mining Company, Nevada, 1866, 48 pages
Buried Millions Where Do Gold and Silver Go?, by JVC Smith, 1878, 20 pages
California Gold Book - First Nugget - Its Discovery & Discoverers, by W. W. Allen, 1893, 482 pages
Canada As A Producer Of The Precious Metals, by ED Ingal, 1899, 34 pages
Diamond Drilling for Gold and Other Minerals, by George Denny, 1900, 188 pages
Digging Gold Among The Rockies, by Thomas Ingham, 1880, 562 pages
Dredges and Gold Dredging, NY Engineering Company, 1910, 50 pages
Dredging for Gold in California, by D. Weatherbe, 1907, 238 pages
Drilling for Placer Gold, by Walter Gardner, 1920s, 204 pages
Economic Mining, Practical Handbook for the Miner, The Metallurgist & the Merchant, by Charles Lock, 1895, 688 pages
Famous Gold Nuggets of the World, by Thomas Jefferson Hurley, 1900, 72 pages
Geological Setting of the Gold Silver Vein Systems of Unga Island, Southwestern Alaska, by J. R. Riehke 1999, 6 pages
Geological Sketches of the Precious Metal Deposits of the Western United States, by SF Emmons, 1885, 124 pages
Geology of the Comstock Lode & the Vashoe District, by G. F. Becker, 1882, 476 pages
Getting Gold - A Practical Treatise for Prospectors, Miners & Students, by J. C. F. Johnson, 1898, 256 pages
Gold - Its Geological Occurrence & Geographical Distribution, by J. M. McClaren, 1908, 800 pages
Gold - Its Occurrence & Extraction, by A. G. Lock, 1882, 1294 pages
Gold & Silver Ores – What is their Value, by H. Merrit, 1900, 107 pages
Gold and Silver Money, by Paul Tidman, 1882, 138 pages
Gold and Silver Smiths Work, by John Pollen, 1879, 176 pages
Gold and Silver, by Walter Crane, 1908, 789 pages
Gold Districts of California, by W. B. Clark, 2005, 212 pages
Gold Dredging in California, by L. Aubury, California State Mining Bureau, 1910, 402 pages
Gold Dust - How to Find it & How to Mine it, 1808, 205 pages
Gold Mines & Mining in California, George Spaulding & Co., 1885, 377 pages
Gold Placers of California, by C. H. Haley, 1923, 196 pages
Gold Prospecting Basics in the US, 2009, 10 pages
Gold or, Legal Regulations for the Standard of Gold & Silver Wares Across The World, 1877, 186 pages
Handbook of Mining Details, Mining Engineering, 1912, 400 pages
Hidden Mines & How to Find Them, by W. T. Newman, Rogers Publishing Co., Toronto, 1896, 162 pages
Illustrated History of the U.S. Mint With a Complete Description of American Coinage, 1888, 242 pages
Klondike Gold Fields, by Charles Frederick Stansbury, 1897, 214 pages
Leaching of Gold & Silver Ores - A Practical Treatise, by C. H. Aaron, 1881, 218 pages
Losses in Gold Amalgamation W/Notes in the Concentration of Gold & Silver Ores, by Walter McDermott, 1890, 121 pages
Mines & Mineral Resources of Amador, Calaveras, Toulumme Counties, by B. W. Tucker, 1915, 640 pages
Nevada & California Processes of Silver & Gold Extraction, by G. Kustel, 1863, 206 pages
Notes on Gold Extraction by Means of Cyanide Potassium, Argus Co., 1894, 358 pages
Notes on the Gold of Eastern Canada, from Geological Surveys of Canada, 1864, 38 pages
Notes on the Treatment of Gold Ores, by F. O'Driscoll, 1889, 44 pages
On Two New Electrochemical Processes for the Extraction of Silver and Gold from Their Ores, by M.Vaygouny, 1905, 74 pages
Opals and Agates, by N.Bartley, 1892, 350 pages
Placer Gold Recovery Methods, by M. Silva, California Div. of Mines & Geology, Sacramento, 1986, 40 pages
Placer Mining for Gold in California, by C. V. Averill, 1946, 376 pages
Platinum and Allied Metals in California, California State Mining Bureau, 1919, 156 pages
Pocket Manual of Mining, by J.H. Chewett, 1897, 158 pages
Pomeroy’s Mining Manual for Prospectors, Miners & Schools, by H. R. Pomeroy, 1881, 126 pages
Popular Fallacies Regarding Precious-Metal Ore Deposits, by Albert Williams, 1884, 36 pages
Practical Gold-Mining, by W. Welton, 1902, 224 pages
Preliminary Report on the Cape Nome Gold Region - Alaska, by F. C. Schrader & A. H. Brooks, 1900, 108 pages
Principal Gold-Producing Districts of the US, by A. H. Koschmann & M. H Bergendahl, 1968, 290 pages
Principles of Mining Valuation, Organization and Administration Copper, Gold, by Herbert Hoover, 1909, 224 pages
Prospecting for Gold & Silver in North America, by A. Lakes, 1899, 297 pages
Prospecting For Gold and Silver, by A. Lakes, 1895, 224 pages
Prospecting for Minerals, A Practical Handbook, by S. H. Cox, 1906, 288 pages
Prospecting in Nova Scotia, by W. Prest, 1900, 20 pages
Prospecting, Locating & Valuing Mines, by R. H. Stretch, 1899, 424 pages
Reconnaissance of the Gold Fields of Southern Alaska, by G. F. Becker, 1898, 176 pages
Recovering Precious Metals From Waste Liquid Residues, by George Gee, 1920, 394 pages
Remarks on the Production of the Precious Metals, And On The Demonetization of Gold, by L Faucher, 1853, 130 pages
Remarks on the Production of the Precious Metals, And On The Depreciation of Gold, by M Chevalier, 1853, 122 pages
Report Upon the Precious Metals, by W. Blake, 1869, 384 pages
Roasting of Gold & Silver Ores & The Extraction Of Their Respective Metals, by G. Kustel, 1880, 180 pages
Silver and Gold, Account of the Mining and Metallurgical Industry of the US, by R. Raymond, 1873, 578 pages
Silver Mining Regions of Colorado, by J. P. Whitney, 1865, 108 pages
Silver Ores, by HB Cronshaw, 1921, 174 pages
The ABC of Mining, Handbook for Prospectors, by Charles Bramble, 1898, 192 pages
The Chicago Record’s Book for Gold Seekers – Alaska Gold Fields, 1897, 424 pages
The Glamour of Prospecting – Wanderings of a South African Prospector, by F. C. Cornell, T. Fisher Unwin, 1920, 410 pages
The Gold Fields & Mineral Districts of Victoria, by R. B. Smith, 1869, 689 pages
The Gold Hill Mining District of Utah, by T. B. Nolan, 1935, 196 pages
The Gold Hunters Adventures in Australia, by William Thomas, 1876, 582 pages
The Gold Measures of Nova Scotia & Deep Mining, by E. R. Faribault, 1900, 88 pages
The Gold Regions of South Eastern Africa, by T. Baines, 1877, 284 pages
The Gold-Quartz Veins of Nevada City & Grass Valley Districts, California, by W. Lindgren, 1896, 333 pages
The Goldsmith's Handbook Containing Full Instructions for the Alloying & Working of Gold, by G.E. Gee, 1886, 346 pages
The Handy Book of Precious Metals, by Handy & Harman, New York, 1914, 54 pages
The Hunt Douglass Process for Extracting Copper From its Ores, 1876, 52 pages
The Hydraulic Gold Miner's Manual, by TSG Kirkpatrick, 1897, 86 pages
The Hydrometallurgy of Copper, And Its Separation From The Precious Metals, 1881, 22 pages
The Iditarod-Ruby Region-Alaska, by H. M. Eaking, 1914, 48 pages
The Mineral Laws of the Orange River Colony, Including the Mining of Precious Metals, 1904, 324 pages
The Miner's Right, A Tale of the Australian Goldfields, by R. Boldrewood, 1890, Volume 1, 324 pages
The Miner's Right, A Tale of the Australian Goldfields, by R. Boldrewood, 1890, Volume 2, 328 pages
The Miner's Right, A Tale of the Australian Goldfields, by R. Boldrewood, 1890, Volume 3, 364 pages
The Mining & Metallurgy of Gold & Silver, by J. A. Phillips, Spon, London, 1867, 576 pages
The Mining Districts of the Idaho Basin & the Boise Ridge, Idaho, by W. Lindgren, 1898, 170 pages
The Natural History, Ancient and Modern, of Precious Stones and Gems, by CW King, 1867, 393 pages
The New Golden Age and Influence of the Precious Metals Upon The World, Vol 1, by R. Patterson, 1882, 510 pages
The New Golden Age and Influence of the Precious Metals Upon The World, Vol 2, by R. Patterson, 1882, 556 pages
The Official Guide to the Klondyke Country and the Gold Fields of Alaska, 1897, 295 pages
The Precious Metals Comprising gold, Silver and Platinum, by TK Roser, 1909, 324 pages
The Production of the Precious Metals, 1869, 388 pages
The Rapid Decline in the Production of the Precious Metals in the United States, by Louis Garnett, 1869, 76 pages
The Stamp Milling of Gold Ores, by Thomas Rickard, 1909, 286 pages
The Trail of the Gold-Seekers, A Record of Travel in Prose and Verse, by Hamlin Garland, 1906, 284 pages
The Valuation of Mineral Property, Rules & Tables, by T.A. O’Donahue, 1910, 184 pages
The Willow Creek District - Alaska, by S. R. Capps, 1915, 428 pages
Underground Treasures - How & Where to Find Them, by J. Orton, 1881, 178 pages
Victoria & the Australian Gold Mines, by W. Westgarth, 1857, 516 pages

These maps are in .jp2 format.  .JP2 is a high compression, high quality version of .JPG files.  They allow you to zoom in, in extensive detail that is hard to believe.  .JP2 files can be opened with the latest version of Adobe Reader, which is available for free online.  You can also download a host of free .JP2 viewing programs on line for free by googling .JP2 viewer, if you prefer.

These maps show regions, rivers, locations, where gold was found during the gold rush of the 1800th century.  It is unknown how many of these regions were fully mined.

1848 Topographical sketch of the gold & quicksilver district of California 1849 Map of the gold regions of California 1850 Map of the mining district of California 1850 Map of the property of the Western Mining & Manufacturing Co. situate on Drody's Creek, Coal River Peytona, Boone County, Western Virginia 1850 Sketch of General Riley's route through the mining districts [of California], July and Aug. 1849 1851 A new map of the gold region in California 1851 Map of the mining district of California. 1854 A new map of the state of North Carolina, constructed from actual surveys, authentic public documents and private contributions. 1859 Map of the recently discovered gold regions in Western Kansas & Nebraska 1859 Map of the Toledo, Wabash, and Gt. Western Rail Road Line, and its connections 1859 The recently discovered gold, silver, and copper region in Kansas, Nebraska and Arizona. 1860 Routes to the Pikes Peak gold regions 1862 Map of Colorado Territory embracing the Central Gold Region 1865 Map of the territory of Montana, showing the gulch or placer diggings actually worked and districts where quartz (gold & silver) 1870 Map of the Cumberland Valley oil region, showing the lands of the New York and Kentucky and the Burksville Kentucky Oil and Mining companies 1877 Rand, McNally & Co.'s map of the northern portion of the Black Hills 1881 Map of the Tombstone mining district, Cochise Co., Arizona Ter. 1890 Official map of Cascade County, Montana, also the adjacent mining regions of the Belt Mountains 1895 Cripple Creek Mining Distrcit, The Great Gold Camp of Colorado 1897 Map of the Alaskan gold fields 1897 Millroy's map of Alaska and the Klondyke gold fields 1898 The gold and coal fields of Alaska, together with the principal steamer routes and trails 1900 Map of Stevens Count, North Half, Mining and Topographical 1900 Sectional & road map of Los Angeles County, including part of Orange and Ventura counties, showing the oil and mining districts 1902 Placer County California 1906 Mining claims of Searchlight, Nevada, Lincoln County 1909 County of Nevada, California 1909 Map of El Dorado County, California

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We are including a short 30 minute video on old time gold mining in South Dakota,  This classis short film will surely grab the interest of any gold bug!  This are video is in .mp4 format for easy viewing on your PC or on your IPAD in your shop!  Note this is a data DVD that can only be played on your PC, but the video can be downloaded to your tablet.

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