Books About Mining - Page 4

Here is an alphabetical list of books about Mining, Prospecting, Mines, Miners, Mining History, Economic Minerals, Mining Engineering, and some Geological, Geotechnical, and Petroleum Engineering, compiled by a science librarian, that are currently available. Click on the image or title for additional information and availability. The list is frequently updated; so check back often.

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Mining & Mining History -- Children / K-12 Level

America's Gold Rush: John Sutter and the Discovery of Gold in California by Joanne Mattern
Buried Treasures of Texas: Legends of Outlaw Loot, Pirate Hoards, Buried Mines, Ingots in Lakes, and Santa Anna's Pack-Train Gold by W. C. Jameson
Buried Treasures of the American Southwest: Legends of Lost Mines, Hidden Payrolls, and Spanish Gold by Wendell E. Hall
Buried Treasures of the Appalachians: Legends of Homestead Caches, Indian Mines and Loot from Civil War Raids by W. C. Jameson
Buried Treasures of the Rocky Mountain West: Legends of Lost Mines, Train Robbery Gold, Caves of Forgotten Riches, and Indians' Buried Silver by W. C. Jameson
California Gold Country (The Traveler's Guide To) by Stuart A. Kallen
California Gold Rush by Sheila Rivera
The California Gold Rush (Cornerstones of Freedom) by R. Conrad Stein
The California Gold Rush (Events That Shaped America) by Michael V. Uschan
The California Gold Rush (Expansion of America) by Linda Thompson
The California Gold Rush (Graphic Histories (World Almanac)) by Elizabeth Hudson Goff
The California Gold Rush (Kaleidoscope) by Edward F. Dolan
The California Gold Rush (Let Freedom Ring/Exploring the West) by Judy Monroe
California Gold Rush (Scholastic History Readers) by Peter Roop
The California Gold Rush (The Expansion of America) by Linda Thompson
The California Gold Rush (You Choose Books) by Elizabeth Raum
Coal by Steve Parker
Coal (Earth's Resources) [hardcover] by Neil Morris
Coal (Earth's Resources) [library binding] by Neil Morris
Coal (Fueling the Future) by David M. Haugen
Coal (Opposing Viewpoints) by Michale Logan
Coal (True Books: Natural Resources) [hardcover] by Christin Ditchfield
Coal (True Books: Natural Resources) [paperback] by Christin Ditchfield
Coal (Rocks, Minerals, and Resources) [hardcover] by Ron Edwards
Coal (Rocks, Minerals, and Resources) [paperback] by Ron Edwards
Coal Power of the Future: New Ways of Turning Coal into Energy (The Library of Energy of the Future) by John Riddle
Copper (From the Earth) by Peter Murray
The Discoverer Enterprise: World's Largest Offshore Drilling Rig (Record-Breaking Structures) by Mark Thomas
Earthmovers (Mighty Machines) by Linda Williams
Earth's Resources (Science Fact Files) by Steve Parker
Fossil Fuels (Future Energy.) by Julie Richards
The Gem Hunter's Kit: Unearth Your Own Mineral Treasures! by Belinda Recio
Giant Earthmovers (Big Stuff) by Robert Gould
Gold (Rocks, Minerals, and Resources) [hardcover] by Ron Edwards
Gold (Rocks, Minerals, and Resources) [paperback] by Ron Edwards
Gold (A True Book) by Salvatore Tocci
Gold and Silver (Earth's Resources) by Neil Morris
Gold Fever! Tales from the California Gold Rush [hardcover] by Rosalyn Schanzer
Gold Fever! Tales from the California Gold Rush [paperback] by Rosalyn Schanzer
Gold Mine!: The California Gold Rush Story by Ginger Turner
Gold Miners of the Wild West (Trailblazers of the Wild West) by Jeff Savage
The Gold Rush (American Adventure) by Sally Senzell Isaacs
The Gold Rush (Life in the Old West Series) by Bobbie Kalman
The Gold Rush (Real Life Stories Series) by Rennay Craats
The Gold Rush: A Primary Source History of the Quest for California's Gold (Primary Sources in American History) by Kerri O'Donnell
Gold Rush Adventure (California Junior Heritage Series) by Linda Lyngheim
The Gold Rush: Buried Treasure (High Interest Books) [library binding] by Barbara A. Somervill
The Gold Rush: Buried Treasure (High Interest Books) [paperback] by Barbara A. Somervill
The Gold Rush: California or Bust (Westward Ho!) by Emily Raabe
The Gold Rush: Chinese Immigrants Come to America (1848-1882) (Primary Sources of Immigration and Migration in America) by Jeremy Thornton
Gold Rush: Hands-On Projects about Mining the Riches of California by Powerkids Pr.
Gold Rush!: The Young Prospector's Guide to Striking It Rich by James Klein
The Gold Rush to California's Riches (The Wild History of the American West) by David Aretha
The Golden Trail: The Story Of The Klondike Rush by Pierre Berton
Growing Up in Coal Country by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
How We Use Coal (Using Materials) [hardcover] by Chris Oxlade
How We Use Coal (Using Materials) [paperback] by Chris Oxlade
How We Use Rock (Using Materials) by Chris Oxlade
Iron (Earth's Resources) by Neil Morris
Iron (From the Earth) by Peter Murray
Iron (A True Book) by Salvatore Tocci
Klondike Fever: The Story of the Last Great Gold Rush (Cover-to-Cover Chapter Books) by Alvin Robert Cunningham
The Klondike Gold Rush (We the People) by Marc Tyler Nobleman

The Life of a Miner (Life in the Old West) by Bobbie Kalman
Metals (Rocks, Minerals, and Resources) [hardcover] by John Paul Zronik
Metals (Rocks, Minerals, and Resources) [paperback] by John Paul Zronik
Minerals: A Resource Our World Depends on (Managing Our Resources) [library biding] by Ian Graham
Minerals: A Resource Our World Depends on (Managing Our Resources) [paperback] by Ian Graham
Minerals: Gifts from the Earth (Natural Resources) by Julie Kerr Casper
Miners, Merchants, and Maids (Settling the West) by Suzanne Hilton
Mining (America at Work) [hardcover] by Jane Drake
Mining (America at Work) [paperback] by Jane Drake
Oil and Gas (Rocks, Minerals, and Resources) [hardcover] by Ron Edwards
Oil and Gas (Rocks, Minerals, and Resources) [paperback] by Ron Edwards
Panning for Gold: Mixtures and Solutions by Paul Mason
Pay Dirt: The Search for Gold in British Columbia by Laura Langston
The Quest for California's Gold (Library of the Westward Expansion) by James P. Burger
Rock (Materials) by Mary Firestone
Rock: Let's Look at a Pebble (Material Detectives) by Angela Royston
Rocks: A Resource Our World Depends on (Managing Our Resources) by Ian Graham
Rocks & Minerals and the Environment (Resources) by Kathryn Whyman
Salt (Rocks, Minerals, and Resources) [hardcover] by Jenna Dunlop
Salt (Rocks, Minerals, and Resources) [paperback] by Jenna Dunlop
Silver (Elements) by Susan Watt
Silver (From the Earth) by Peter Murray
Silver (A True Book) by Salvatore Tocci
Soil: A Resource Our World Depends on (Managing Our Resources) [library binding] by Ian Graham
Soil: A Resource Our World Depends on (Managing Our Resources) [paperback] by Ian Graham
The Story of Gold by Ruth Kassinger
Strike It Rich in Cripple Creek (American History Through Primary Sources) by Leni Donlan
Treasure Hunting: Looking for Lost Riches by Caitlin Scott
Using Coal, Oil, and Gas (Exploring Earth's Resources) by Sharon Katz Cooper
Using Rocks (Exploring Earth's Resources) by Sharon Katz Cooper
What Do You Know About The Gold Rush? (20 Questions: History) by Lynn George
The World of Caves, Mines and Tunnels by Stephen Hoare

NEW BOOKS CURRENTLY AVAILABLE:

American Cars

Arizona

Beer

Birds and Bird Watching

Brachiopods

Buried & Sunken Treasure and Lost Mines

Butterflies and Moths

Caves and Caving

Cheese

Chocolate

Coffee

Dogs

Gems and Minerals

Genealogy and Family History

Geocaching and Letterboxing

Geology

GPS

Highways and Roads

Hiking and Walking

Historic Route 66

Hopalong Cassidy

License Plates

Maps, Cartography, and GIS

Mining

Mollusks - Seashells

Nevada

New Jersey

Paleontology and Fossils

Postcards & Postcard Collecting

Rubber Stamps & Rubber Stamping

Scrapbooking & Scrapbooks

Star Trek

Star Wars

The American Revolution

The Gulf, Iraq and Afghanistan Wars

The X-Files

Trilobites

World War II

For Children and K-12

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