MINING STOCK CERTIFICATES
AND HISTORIC MINES
Please keep these points in mind when researching your mining stock and historic mine:
- Stocks were often issued for mines/mining companies for which very little information may be obtained because little or no activity actually occurred.
- Information on a Nevada mine/mining company may be based on:
- An annual report to the Nevada State Inspector of Mines, if a Nevada mine/stock.
- An article in a publication of that time--but only if the mine was major!
- The library staff is not able to determine if there is any value to a stock today.
- We regret that we do not have staff to search the references outlined below for you, but we will assist you in the library and suggest the tools you will want to use to verify existence of a mine/mining company and/or refer you to sources which, for a fee, may research for any value.
There is no one place to locate this information; it differs by state and country; this research takes time and patience. - To help you in your search, the staff will need to know the mine name, state and county of activity and approximate dates of activity.
- The Goldsheet Mining Directory includes a helpful web page of suggestions for tools to use to research obsolete stock certificates: http://www.goldsheetlinks.com/obsolete
| Go to: NEVADA OTHER STATES CANADA FEE BASED HELP |
NEVADA MINING STOCKS and HISTORIC MINES
Historic : Search year before or after date of stock certificate to verify existence/activity:
- Annual/Biennial Report of the State Mineralogist
Perm Reserve QE 137 A12 1866-1878 - Between 1878 - 1910, mining company information was reported in the Appendix to the Journals of the NV Senate and Assembly, found in the BGIC, Main Library, UNR
- Nevada State Inspector of Mines Report (annual or biennial)
DeLaMare Library TN 24 .N3 A3
1910 - 1940 - Permanent Reserve Stacks
1930 - 1970 - book stacks, basement - Nevada mining stock certificates and bonds... DLM Ref HG4910 .M34 1996
- Nevada Mines, Mills and Smelters
Ref TN24 N3 A33 1943-71
book stacks: TN24 N3 A33 1955- 1971 - Names of mines of the Comstock. Helen S. Carlson, Thesis, DeLaMare Library and Main Library PE3999 .C375 1955
- Mining Districts and Mineral Resources of Nevada , Lincoln
DeLaMare Library TN 24 .N3 L5 Reference & book stacks
Search by county and mining district; excellent source for mine information and references to articles. - Mining districts of Nevada , NBMG Report 47, Rev. 1998
DeLaMare Library TN 24 .3 A26 No. 47 bibliography for citations for specific mine activity - NBMG List 11, Nevada Mining Districts File Index online
- Mines Register/Handbook DeLaMare TN 12 .W 6 1916 - 1969
film and paper editions - US Bureau of Mines Mineral Resources of the U.S .: DeLaMare I28.37:
- World Mines Register DeLaMare TN12 .W6 1975+
- Copper Handbook (if copper) DeLaMare TN12 .W6 1901-1913
- Mineral Resources of the United States ( title varies) I 28.37: year
Review NV section, by county, Metallic and Non-Metallic volumes; mentions primary activity - Nevada File - card file in DeLaMare Reference
especially helpful for citations from historic mining sources such as Mining and Scientific Press - Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology Publications through 1989
DeLaMare Reference Desk Z6034 .N44 T56 1991 check index - Directory of Obsolete Securities
BGIC, Main Library: HG 4961 D56 1981 - Nevada Division of Minerals: Mining Stock Certificates
- Nevada Historical Society - 775/688-1190, 1650 N. Virginia Street, Reno
- NV State Archives, Carson City - 775/684-3310 for pre-1920 incorporation information
- NV Secretary of State - 775/684-5708 for mine company incorporation information for mines active 1920's forward; fee based service
Contemporary activity:
- Directory of Nevada Mine Operations
DeLaMare Library Reference and book stacks TN 24 .N3 A35 1975+ - Major Mines of Nevada Reference & stacks TN24 N3 M35 1989 -
Major Mines of Nevada 2003 - The Nevada Mineral Industry Reference & stacks TN 24 .N3 S644 1979+ on web 1994+
- Nevada Securities Division http://sos.state.nv.us/securities/
- Nevada Division of Minerals: Mining Stock Certificates
- Bureau of Land Management, Land & Mineral Records
STATES OTHER THAN NEVADA
- California: Consolidated Index of Publications, 1880-1943 . Bulletin 131, Ref Desk
Publications of the California Division of Mines to July 1961.
Especially note reports in the Report of the State Mineralogist/Geologists QE89 .A2
Review by mine name and county. - To locate other state incorporating information both historic and contemporary:
http://goldsheetlinks.com/ - U.S. Bureau of Mines Mineral Resources of the United States and earlier titles
I. 28.37: year - U. S. Geological Survey Minerals Yearbook - contemporary I19.165:year
Review by state and county, Metallic and Non-Metallic volumes; mentions primary activity - International mining manual/American mining and metallurgical manual
DeLaMare TN1 .I62 1909, 1911, 1930, 1932
CANADA and FOREIGN STOCKS
- Canadian Mines Handbook.
Latest in DeLaMare Ref. stacks: HD 9506 .C22 C36 - Stock Research Information, Canadian Consulate,
1251 Avenue of the Americas, NY, NY 10020 - Canadian mines register of dormant and defunct companies
DeLaMare Library HD9506 C22 N6 1960 + 3 supplements
FEE-BASED RESEARCH
- For a list of companies which, for a fee, will research for current value of historic stocks, US and Canada: http://www.goldsheetlinks.com /
- Including:
RM Smythe (800) 622-1880
Stock Search International (800) 537-4523
