Idaho and a little Tsumeb

This is a particularly fine miniature, and it is even accompanied by a collector's label with a hand written note on the back, attributing it to a 1979 purchase from Art Cooper, perhaps the major source of Bunker Hill specimens during the mine's heyday.  It appears a bit more 2D in the pictures.

This piece has good documentation-- it comes with an old collector label with a handwritten note on the back, attributing it to a 1981 purchase from Art Cooper, for $16.  At the time, Art Cooper was the predominant supplier of Bunker Hill specimens.  It also gives quite precise location information, citing the"090-23-21 Stope" as the source of the specimen. 

This piece comes with an old collector label attributing it to a 1980 purchase from Art Cooper, the predominant supplier of Bunker Hill specimens at the time.  Classic and rare material. 

Although silver was one of the primary targets of mining activities that commenced on the property between 1885-1887, actual specimens of the native metal are quite rare.  The mine, composed of several separate properties that were later combined, operated under various owners until 1988, and at one point contained the largest metal smelter in the world.  After its closure, the mine became a Superfund Site, largely due to lead contamination.  The byproducts of that lead mining are perhaps the best known to the mineral collecting community-- first and foremost the pyromorphites, followed by the cerussites and anglesites. 

This piece comes with a collector label attributing it to a 1977 purchase from Art Cooper, the predominant supplier of Bunket Hill Minerals at the time.

A very rare sample of silver from the Bunker Hill Mine, with a few clusters of dendrites on a mostly cerussite matrix.

Although silver was one of the primary targets of mining activities that commenced on the property between 1885-1887, actual specimens of the native metal are quite rare.  The mine, composed of several separate properties that were later combined, operated under various owners until 1988, and at one point contained the largest metal smelter in the world.  After its closure, the mine became a Superfund Site, largely due to lead contamination.  The byproducts of that lead mining are perhaps the best known to the mineral collecting community-- first and foremost the pyromorphites, followed by the cerussites and anglesites. 

This piece comes with a collector label attributing it to a 1977 purchase from Art Cooper, the predominant supplier of Bunker Hill Minerals at the time.  It lists the location as "1100 Level, Orr Stope."

A sample of cerussite from the Bunker Hill Mine that predates the bulk of the pyromorphite finds that made the mine famous among collectors.

The mine, composed of several separate properties that were later combined, operated under various owners from 1887 until 1988, and at one point contained the largest metal smelter in the world.  After its closure, the mine became a Superfund Site, largely due to lead contamination.  The byproducts of that lead mining are perhaps the best known to the mineral collecting community-- first and foremost the pyromorphites, followed by the cerussites and anglesites. 

This piece comes with a collector label attributing it to a 1975 purchase from Art Cooper, the predominant supplier of Bunker Hill Minerals at the time.

Compared to similar pieces from this locality that I have seen, I think this is quite cheap.... of course, I have the Bolivian examples in the back of my head as I'm pricing this.

It comes with an old collector label, attributing it to a 1960 purchase from a Dave Jordt.