Gold Stolen from the Sterling Hill Mining Museum

On July 27, in early afternoon, about 15 valuable gold specimens were stolen from the main exhibit hall of the Sterling Hill Mining Museum.

 

Photographs of most of the specimens are shown below.  Specimen localities and sizes are indicated in the captions.  A $25,000 reward has been offered for information leading to successful recovery of the specimens and capture of the thief.

 Anyone with information to offer is asked to call either Richard or Robert Hauck at 973-209-7212 or send e-mail to Earl Verbeek at everbeek@ptd.net.

Gold, 10 Mile district, Winnemucca, Humboldt Co., NV, 10 x 6.5 x 2.5 cm

 

Gold, Breckenridge, CO, 8 x 8 x 6 cm

 

Gold with tetradymite, Rising Sun mine, Colfax district, Placer Co., CA, 10 x 7 x 7 cm

 

Gold in siderite, Morro Velho, Brazil, 11 x 8 x 4 cm

 

Gold (nugget), KM88, Estado Bolivar, El Dorado, Venezuela, 5.5 x 4.5 x 2.5 cm

 

  

Gold, locality unstated, 8 x 7 x 3 cm                                                                                           Gold, locality unstated, 8 x 3.5 x 3 cm

 

Gold, Nashville mine, Nashville district, El Dorado Co., CA, 8 x 8 x 4 cm

 

Gold, North Glymire mine, near Gympie, Queensland, Australia, 6.5 x 6 x 4 cm

 

Gold, North Glymire mine, near Gympie, Queensland, Australia, 8.5 x 6 x 6 cm

 

Gold, Nugget Pond mine, Baie Verte Peninsula, Newfoundland, 10.5 x 9 x 6 cm

 

Gold, Rio Cuaron, Miches, Dominican Republic, 12 x 6 x 2.5 cm

 

Gold, Round Mountain, Nye Co., NV, 6 x 4 x 2.5 cm

 

A $25,000 reward has been offered for information leading to successful recovery of the specimens and capture of the thief.

 Anyone with information to offer is asked to call either Richard or Robert Hauck at 973-209-7212 or send e-mail to Earl Verbeek at everbeek@ptd.net.