Rock mining, gold panning, treasure hunting, coin beach-combing and artifact excavation are all covered in this book.

In Search of Gold: Rock Mining, Gold Panning, Treasure Hunting, Coin Beachcombing, Artifact Excavating (199P)

Science & Math

Voynick, Stephen M.

Technology

Paladin Pr

Leadville is a first-rate frontier epic, with romance and excitement enough for ten cities. The real story of Leadville, Colorado is beyond the portals--it is of the men who worked the mines, of thundering rock drills and dynamite fumes, of metals torn from mountains in a grim, determined, and all too often tragic effort.

Leadville: A Miner's Epic

Literature & Fiction

Genre Fiction

Mountain Press

The Great American Sapphire

Business & Money

Here is a remarkable geological story backed by a century of rich Montana history--a fascinating tale that lay hidden in disjointed company files and correspondence, dusty geological reports, decades of yellowed newspaper clippings, and even in some of the works of Charles M. Russell.

Yogo: The Great American Sapphire

History

Americas

A deftly written history, by a writer who knows mining from personal experience and conveys the excitement of rushes, booms, and busts in Colorado's history. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

Colorado Gold: From the Pike's Peak Rush to the Present

Mountain Pr

Colorado Rockhounding is a complete guide to the state's rich and varied mineral, gemstone, and fossil sources. In Colorado, rockhounds may pick agate and petrified wood from the vast Great Plains, follow dinosaur tracks on hogback ridges, pan gold in mountain streams, hunt gemstones on towering peaks, and search for metal sulfide minerals in historic mining districts.

Colorado Rockhounding: A Guide to Minerals, Gemstones, and Fossils (Rock Collecting)

Biological Sciences

High atop the Continental Divide, the Climax Mine opened during World War I to meet military needs for molybedenum, a metallic element that enhances the toughness and durability of steel. Climax became the most successful American company of the Great Depression, even as its workers cursed the mine as "that hellhole near the sky." During World War II, Climax single-handedly supplied the huge Allied molybedenum demand, and in the postwar years it became the world's largest underground mine. But the 1981 molybdenum-market crash caused devastating layoffs, and today Climax is working to become competitive again in a changing global marketplace. Steve Voynick's deft portrayal of Climax and its people, ane more than 100 rare photoographs, make this an invaluable addition to western mining lore.

Climax: The History of Colorado's Climax Molybdenum Mine--Mountain Press Pub Co.

Mountain Press Publishing Company

The early miners who panned for gold in 1858 on the banks of Cherry Creek, where Denver now stands, could not have known how profoundly that precious metal would soon affect the emerging state of Colorado. Their boom soon turned to bust. But subsequent discoveries at Cripple Creek and other places yielded more than enough "color" to coat the dome on Colorado's capitol. Colorado Gold is the story of gold--concealed within the Rockies for ages, affecting the destinies of people and landscapes today. It is a historical account that assesses our enduring, romantic drive to extract this unusually malleable and heavy metal from the earth. Topics include both historic and modern booms and busts, gold's intrinsic value, mining technologies past and present, legends and lore, and a look at tomorrow's gold.

High atop the Continental Divide, the Climax Mine opened during World War I to meet military needs for molybdenum, a metallic element that enhances the toughness and durability of steel. Climax became the most successful American company of the Great Depression, even as its workers cursed the mine as “that hellhole near the sky.” During World War II, Climax single-handedly supplied the huge Allied molybdenum demand, and in the postwar years became the world’s largest underground mine. But in 1981, the molybdenum market crashed and caused devastating layoffs. For most of the next three decades, Climax remained on a care-and-maintenance status with only occasional and very limited production. But after a $750-million rebuilding program, the Climax Mine restarted in 2012 and is again a major source of the world’s molybdenum. Steve Voynick’s deft portrayal of Climax and its people, along with more than 100 rare photographs, make this updated edition of Climax: The History of Colorado’s Climax Molybdenum Mine an invaluable contribution to western mining lore.

Climax: The History of Colorado's Climax Molybdenum Mine

Mid-Atlantic Treasure Coast: Coin Beaches and Treasure Shipwrecks from Long Island to Maryland's Eastern Shore

Middle Atlantic Pr

See the best price to sell, buy, or rent books by Voynick, Stephen M.. BookScouter helps to compare book prices from 25+ online bookstores and 30+ buyback vendors with a single search.

Books by Voynick, Stephen M.

See the best price to sell, buy, or rent books by Voynick, Stephen M.. BookScouter helps to compare book prices from 25+ online bookstores and 30+ buyback vendors with a single search.

In Search of Gold: Rock Mining, Gold Panning, Treasure Hunting, Coin Beachcombing, Artifact Excavating (199P)

Leadville: A Miner's Epic

The Great American Sapphire

Yogo: The Great American Sapphire

Colorado Gold: From the Pike's Peak Rush to the Present

Colorado Rockhounding: A Guide to Minerals, Gemstones, and Fossils (Rock Collecting)

Climax: The History of Colorado's Climax Molybdenum Mine--Mountain Press Pub Co.

Colorado Gold: From the Pike's Peak Rush to the Present

Climax: The History of Colorado's Climax Molybdenum Mine

Mid-Atlantic Treasure Coast: Coin Beaches and Treasure Shipwrecks from Long Island to Maryland's Eastern Shore