Past auctions have included:

• Jewelry & Polished Stones
• Beryls
• Garnets
• Topazes, etc.



• Mineral Samples
• Gold
• Silver
• Tellurides
• Pyrite, etc.

• Government: USGS, USBOM (former), BLM, etc.
• Private (gold mines, treasure-hunting, lapidary, etc.)

• Hard Hats
• Acetylene Lights
• Rock Hammers, etc.

• Mining Equipment
• Humorous

For details, check the DMC web‑site: http://china‑resources.net/den_min.html.

Auction items are from DMC Members & friends of mining. If you want to help worthy DMC causes, bring items to donate.

Donated items are listed followed by the name of the donor, when known. At least 4 unidentified items (on the bid forms) were donated anonymously, and are not listed.

• Jewelry & Polished Stones
• Peridot on basalt, Arizona/Bill Heiny
• Agatized Wood‑polished, Eden Valley, Wyoming/Bill Heiny
• Others were presented, but not separately labeled.


• Mineral Samples
• Gold
• 2 grams Placer Gold/G. Michal
• Gold Splatter/Newmont
• Gold vials (3)/Salem Minerals
• Gold vein showing gold both sides of vein (2)/Harry Covey
• Ore specimens, Yukon/Anonymous
• Silver
• Silver vials (3)/Salem Minerals
• Argentiferous Galena/Anonymous
• Tellurides/Bob Jordan
• Cinnabar/Frank Seeton
• Pyrite & shiny rocks/Carver
• CSM Mineral grab‑bag/Carver


• Coins & Stamps
• 1921 Silver Dollar/W.R. Griffits
• Newfoundland Stamp/Stan McAlister

• Books
• CEAR Proceedings/RTSC
• Industrial ... of the Southwest/Lorraine Burgin
• Ore Deposits in the U.S. (2)/Lane White
• Ore Deposits––Structural Features/Anonymous
• Guidebook--E. Utah & W‑SW Colorado/Dick Beach
• DREGS Organics & Ore Deposits/Dick Beach
• Climax Mine Practices/Anonymous
• Geophysical Exploration/Heinz Siegel
• Electrical Engineering Handbook/Heinz Siegel
• Jakosky, Exploration Geophysics/Heinz Siegel
• Fed ... for Exploration, New Mexico/Anonymous
• Gold '90/Gene Michal
• Geology books (3)/Frank Seeton
• Caterpillar Story (2)/Wagner Equipment Co.
• USGS Professional Paper #63 – 1908: "Economic Geology of Empire‑Georgetown District"/Anonymous
• Directories
• Western Mining Directory (2)/Mining Record
• Journals & Magazines
• Mining Journals/Anonymous
• Mining Record, 2 subscriptions/Anonymous
• Mining Record (2 issues)/Anonymous
• Arizona Highways 87, 88, 188/Lorraine Burgin
• Maps
• Leadville Claim Map/Dave Jonson
• Maps (2)/Mining Record
• Nevada Geologic Map/Dave Jonson
• Mine Stock Certificates
• Gold Mine Certificate (3)/Bill Heiny
• Getchel Mine Certificate/Bill Heiny
• Other
• Mineral Chart/Stan McAlister

• Mt. Antero air photo sets (2)/Lindsey V. Maness, Jr.
• Satellite Mosaic of USA/Anonymous
• Other satellite images were presented as parts of packages.

• Hard Hats (2)/Anonymous
• Blasting
• Blasting Cap Crimper/Carver
• Blasting Cap Tin/Dave Jonson
• Blasting Cap Tin/Anonymous
• Acetylene & other Mine Lights
• Mine Light/Harry Covey
• Coal Mine lamp/Dave Jonson
• Antique Carbide Lamp/Dave Jonson
• Carbide Lamp/Dave Jonson
• Carbide Lamp/Anonymous
• Rock Hammers & Picks
• Prospector Pick/Heinz Siegel
• Rock Hammer/Anonymous
• Waterproofing, etc./Dave Jonson
• Black Light/Dave Jonson
• Other
• Electronic Mosquito Repeller/Carver
• Bicycle Pump Holder/Carver

• Advertising
• CEAR 2,000 Tote Bags (4)/RTSC
• Briefcase/Dave Jonson
• Caterpillar 980G model/Wagner Equipment Co.
• Wagner Equipment Co. Hats (2)/Wagner Equipment Co.
• Belt Buckle/Franco Nev. (?)
• SME 1993 Belt Buckle/Anonymous
• SME 1995 Belt Buckle/Anonymous
• SME 1997 Belt Buckle/Anonymous
• SME Coasters/Anonymous
• SME Coasters/Anonymous
• SME Letter Openers (3)/Anonymous
• Royal Gold Wallets (2)/Anonymous
• ASARCO hat, key chains, divot digger/Anonymous
• ASARCO bag, key chains, divot digger/Anonymous
• Geology
• Geology Stickers/B.
• Letter Opener/Allan Rogers
• Other
• Miners Lamp Trophy with Ore (Polish)/Allan Rogers
• Old Iron from Mines/Dave Jonson
• Ancient Pakistani Art Object (stone?)/Carver

• Mining Equipment/Anonymous
• Humorous/Anonymous