Gold

Recommended resources on gold mining and and the economics of gold.

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Library Catalog -- includes economic studies, Mines dissertations.

Prospector (regional catalog)

Suggested Reading

General

Gold Statistics and Information. USGS (U.S. Geological Survey). Includes Mineral Commodity Summaries, Mineral Industry Surveys.
Gold. Pamphlet, USGS.
Prospecting for gold in the United States. USGS.

Geology of gold deposits

Gold deposits of the world: with a section on prospecting. Emmons, William H. 1937.
Geology and resources of gold in the United States. U.S.G.S. Bull. 1857 A-J. 1988.
Gold: History and genesis of deposits. Boyle, R.W. 1987.
Economic gold deposits. Minobras. 1984.
World gold mines - deposits - discoveries. Elevatorski, E. A. 1988.

Gold mines & mining

Colorado
- Gold occurrences of Colorado. Davis, Mark. Colorado Geological Survey Resource Series 28. 1990.
- Gold placers of Colorado. Parker, Ben. CSM Quarterly 69(3-4). 1974.
- Mineral resources of Colorado. Vanderwilt, John. 1947.
- Mining in Colorado: A history of discovery, development and production. Henderson, Charles W. U.S.G.S. Prof. Paper 138. 1926.
General
- A general introduction to gold mine project development. 1986.
- Principal gold-producing districts of the United States. Koschmann, A.H. U.S.G.S. Prof. Paper 610. 1968.
- Gold mines of the world. Elevatorski, E.A. 1981.
- A study of active U.S. gold mines. Metals Economics Group. 1986.
- Gold placer mining: Placer evaluation and dredge selection. Romanowitz, C.M. U.S.B.M. Info. Circular 8462. 1970.
- Encyclopedia of placer mining. Hatkoff, Reed A., ed. 1983.
- Gold and other precious metals: From ore to market. Gasparrini, Claudia. 1993.
- A general introduction to gold mine project development. Pincock, Allen & Holt, Inc. 1986.

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