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RFG-633. South Dakota. Homestake Mine Ephemera Collection and Ingots

This is a collection of ingots and ephemera from Robert Reininger, Director of the Homestake Mining Company 1981-1986. Included are his personal money clip coupled to a one ounce silver round commemorating the mine, with an engraved inscription to Reininger on the back of the clip; there are also four ingots from Reininger’s work for ASARCO: 3.61 silver ingot polished and engraved “El Mochito” which includes a similar ingot of 1.45 ounces engraved the same; a small silver ingot engraved Rosario 1985, 1.90 ounces; and lastly an engraved “.999 fine” ingot with Reininger’s name on one edge, and ASARCO on the face, weighing 5.07 ounces troy. The El Mochito mine and the Rosario silver mines are in Honduras. Both were late discoveries, the Rosario in 1938 and the El Mochito at about the same time. Reininger probably worked both of these famous silver mines. $1,550.

RFG-634. South Dakota. Homestake Gold Mine Early Photograph, Lead City, Dakota Territory – 1888 – and Book, Homestake, The Centennial History of America’s Greatest Gold Mine, 1977

This is one of the earliest known photographs of the Homestake Mine, America’s largest gold mine. The photo shows a large group of more than 100 men seated and standing, probably all miners. The mine dump is at the left of photo and there is a caption at bottom left that reads: Miners of The Great Homestake Gold Mine. Lead City, Black Hill’s, D.T. – Photo By – Coules & McBride, Deadwood, D.T., 1888. Mounted on original backing. 8 x 10.” Comes with above book by William Bronson and T.H. Watkins, published by the Homestake Mining Co., San Francisco, 88 pgs. Photo is not represented in the book.  Water stains at edges of photo, foxing on matting, age yellowed, but Very Fine. No photograph.  $1,350.

RFG-635. Deadwood. USAO - United States Assay Office Letter from George S. Jackson, Deadwood, SD 10-Feb 1903

Letter recommending Col. Thornby to be Manager. $250.