New Mexico Mineral Symposium — Abstracts

So much of the history of mining is contained in paper documents. These documents for the most part have been thrown away over 100 years ago, and the few surviving documents are well hidden.

Some paper such as stocks certificates, photos, postcards, newspaper articles, and books are things that people have kept for financial or sentimental reasons, so they have survived better than other mining-related paper. We will talk about how and where to find these paper documents associated with the all but forgotten mines of the West. What you can find in the old boxes stored away in attics and basements can be both amazing and profitable.

We plan to show some of the variety of documents during this presentation and encourage others to look for and save these papers.

Mining history is written on these paper treasures.