Subject: Gold

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Finding Books & Journals

Books about Gold

  • Catalyst - to find CSM materials
  • Prospector - to find materials at Colorado libraries.
  • WorldCat - to find materials elsewhere.

Journals about Gold

  • Journals about Gold in the CSM Library Check the E-journal list to see if a particular title is available electronically
  • Use Library catalogs to see which libraries own specific journal titles
    • Catalyst - to find Arthur Lakes Library journals.
      • Search by Journal Title
    • Prospector - to find journals at Colorado libraries.
      • Search by Journal Title
    • WorldCat - to find journals elsewhere.
      • Search by Title

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Finding Articles: use Databases (connect from the Databases page).
Internet Resources

Use a search engine such as Google to find subjects by keyword, or browse web pages for links to other sites.

  • INFO-MINE Area reports, brief daily news about mining; detailed info requires subscription.
  • US Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program
  • Information on the Web often has strong commercial or educational emphasis, so consider that when searching.
  • Check date of last revision to see how current the information is.

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A Selected Book List
General - for non-technical audience
  • A general introduction to gold mine project development TN410 .G46 STACKS
  • Gold. Kirkemo, Harold. U.S. Geological Survey pamphlet I 19.2:G 56/2/2001 GOV DOCS
  • Prospecting for gold in the United States. U.S. Geological Survey.
  • Where to find gold in the desert. Klein, James. Anaheim, CA: P-J Press. TN423.C2 K593 ARCHIVES
  • Gold deposits of the world: with a section on prospecting. Emmons, William. New York: McGraw-Hill. TN420 .E6 STACKS & ARCHIVES
Geology
  • Geology and resources of gold in the United States. [series] US Geological Survey Bulletin 1857-A - J. In-depth survey of gold geology, genesis, locations. I 19.3:1857-C GOV DOCS
  • Gold: History and genesis of deposits. New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold. TN420 .B63 STACKS
  • Economic gold deposits. Dana Point, CA: Minobras. Brief description of geology of gold deposits worldwide. TN410 .E34 STACKS
  • World gold mines - deposits - discoveries. Elevatorski, E. A. Dana Point, CA: Minobras. TN420 .E56 REF
Colorado Gold Mines and Mining
  • Gold occurrences of Colorado. Davis, Mark. Colorado Geological Survey Resource Series 28. Classification, districts. TN423.C7 D34 REF & RESERVE
  • Gold placers of Colorado. Parker, Ben. Colorado School of Mines Quarterly, v. 69, no. 3-4. TN423.C7 P37 STACKS
  • Mineral resources of Colorado. Vanderwilt, John. Denver: Colorado Mineral Resources Board. Mining districts, geology and production. TN24 .C6 A55 STACKS
  • Mineral resources of Colorado, First Sequel. Del Rio, S. M. Denver, Colorado Mineral Resources Board. TN24 .C6 A55 STACKS
  • Mining in Colorado; A selective bibliography. Rooney, Rosalia. TN24.C6 R66 REF
  • Mining in Colorado: a history of discovery, development and production. Henderson, Charles W. US Geological Survey Professional Paper 138. Early Colorado mining, including mining districts and production. I 19.16:138 GOV DOCS
  • Active permitted mine operations in Colorado, 1995-96. Colorado Geological Survey Information Series 41. TN24.C6 H45 REF
Gold Mines/Mining/Metallurgy
  • Principal gold-producing districts of the United States. US Geological Survey Professional Paper 610. Geology, mining history, production of major U.S. gold-mining districts. I 19.16:610 GOV DOCS
  • Gold mines of the world. Elevatorski, E. A. Dana Point, CA: Minobras. Historical information, ore grades, production. TN420 .E55 REF
  • A study of active U.S. gold mines. Boulder, CO: Metals Economics Group. Overview, reserves, history, costs and production at 70 non-placer gold mines. TN413.A5 S78 1986 REF
  • Environmental considerations of active and abandoned mine lands, lessons from Summitville, Colorado. US Geological Survey Bulletin 2220. I 19.3:2220 GOV DOCS
  • Gold placer mining; placer evaluation and dredge selection. US Bureau of Mines Information Circular 8462. I 28.27:8462 GOV DOCS
  • Placer gold mining: a book of methods and materials for the recreational gold miners. Copp, Allin. Stockton, CA: Pioneer Mining Co. TN420 .C67 ARCHIVES
  • The encyclopedia of placer mining. Denver, CO: Inter Resources Ltd. Compilation of US Bureau of Land Management and US Bureau of Mines publications. TN421 .E47 1983 REF
  • Gold and other precious metals; From ore to market. Gasparrini, Claudia. New York: Springer-Verlag. Mineralogy and metallurgy of gold ores. TN411 .G37 1993 REF
  • Gold and silver leaching practices in the United States. US Bureau of Mines Information Circular 8969. I 28.27:8969 GOV DOCS

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Economics/Statistics
  • The economics of gold, 1991. London: Roskill Information Services. SEE REF DESK
  • The economics of gold, statistical supplement, 1995. London: Roskill Information Services. SEE REF DESK
  • World gold: A minerals availability appraisal. Geology, reserves, mining and processing, operating costs for major gold producing countries. US Bureau of Mines, US Geological Survey. I 28.151:24-94 GOV DOCS
  • Mineral industry surveys - Precious metals. Prices, imports and exports. U.S. Bureau of Mines, U.S. Geological Survey.
  • Minerals yearbook. US Bureau of Mines, US Geological Survey. 25 leading gold-producing mines in U.S. , world production by company.
  • Gold. London: Consolidated Gold Fields Limited. Prices; supply, 1950-present; world gold mine production, 1990 - present.
  • Metals & minerals annual review (Mining Annual Review, v. 2). London: Mining Journal. Annual. Summary of worldwide gold supply and demand, production, costs. HD9536.A1 C6 REF
  • Metals analysis and outlook - Quarterly. Exton, PA: Metals Analysis and Outlook. Average free market price, 5 years; graphs historical prices, 1960 - present; forecast, 2 years. HD9506 .A1 M472 STACKS
  • Metal statistics, Nonferrous ed.; The statistical guide to North American metals. New York: American Metal Market. Five years’ data on production, users, supply, demand, high/low prices, imports, exports. HD9506.U6 A58 REF
  • Non-ferrous metal data. Howell, NJ: American Bureau of Metal Statistics. Five years’ data on production by companies and mines, worldwide. HD9506 .U6 A37 REF & STACKS
  • Platt’s Metals Week price handbook. New York: McGraw-Hill. Daily and monthly statistics. HD9506.U6 M453 REF
  • Metal Bulletin’s prices and data. London: Metal Bulletin Books Ltd. Daily prices, production by country. HD9506.4 .M4 REF
  • Minerals handbook. Crowson, Phillip. New York: Stockton Press. Reserves, use, supply and demand. TN151 .M49 REF
  • Gold mine financing. Denver, CO: Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation. Mineral law series. TN420 .I577 REF
Directories and Company Information
  • E & MJ International Directory of Mining. Chicago: Intertec Publishing Co. Includes product index to mines which produce gold. TN12.E5 READY REF
  • Randol mining directory. Golden, CO: Randol International Ltd. Includes summary of company’s mining activity. READY REF
  • Financial Times Mining international year book. London: Longman. Includes index by product to company names. TN13 .M7 REF
  • Randol Mexican mining directory. Golden, CO: Randol International Ltd. Mining companies and mines. TN28 .R36 REF
  • Jobson’s Mining Year Book. Sydney: Dun & Bradstreet Marketing Pty. Ltd. Australia and New Zealand companies, mines. HD9506.A7 J62 REF
  • Annual reports of specific companies. CSM collects and catalogs annual reports of mining companies. SEE REF DESK
  • Colorado Mining Association Directory. Denver: Colorado Mining Association. TN24.C6 C569 REF
  • Earle B. Amey, Gold Specialist, US Geological Survey. 703/648-4969, Fax 703/648-7757.

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