The E-Sylum:  Volume 5, Number 27, June 30, 2002, Article 10

MINING REFERENCES

  John Lorenzo posted the following list of references relating
  to mining on the Colonial Coin Collectors Club mailing list
  earlier this week:

  "Peter M. Molloy. The History of Metal Mining and Metallurgy.
  An Annotated Bibliography. Garland Publishing, Inc. 1986.

  In terms of American Mining only try these reference sources:

  1. Ira B. Joraleman. Copper :The Encompassing Story of
      Mankind's First Metal. Berkely, Calif.: Howell-North
      Books, 1973. 407 pages.

  2. Richard H. Phelps. Newgate of Connecticut: Its Origins
      and Early History. Hartford, Conn.: American Publishing
      Co., 1876. The Simbury copper mine which was also
      used as a prison during the American Revolution as already
      indicated by D.F..

  3. Thomas A. Rickard. A History of American Mining.
       New York: McGraw Hill, 1932.

  4. Alfred L. Rowse. The Cousin Jacks: The Cornish in
      America. New York: Schribner, 1969. 451 pages.
      JPL: Social History of the Cornish Miners by a noted
      English historian. Cornwall copper and tin miners
      bringing their expertise to America.

  5. Harry & Grace Weiss. Old Copper Mines of New
     Jersey. Trenton, N.J.: Past Times Press. 1963. 94 pages.
     JPL: Colonial Copper Mining- The standard. Silberman's
      ace for his CNL write-up G.T mentioned in the CNL.

  6. Josiah B.Whitney. The Metallic Wealth of the U.S.,
      Described and compared with other countries. Philadelphia:
      Lippincott, Grambo & Co. 1854. 510 pages. Reprint.
     Amos Press, 1970. Best book on American mining to
     1854 as per Otis Young."

  Wayne Homren, Editor

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