Black Cat Mining.com

10/20/2024

Cool, interactive geology map of California:

State of California

03/04/2024

https://blackcatmining.com/blogs/reference/how-to-use-a-blue-bowl-to-catch-fine-gold

05/09/2023

Claim signs are back in stock.

https://blackcatmining.com/collections/claim-signs-forms

05/03/2023

Just put gem jar display cups on special for twenty-five cents apiece.

These small plastic display cups with foam inserts are perfect for showing off you gold nuggets, gems, coins, buttons, arrowheads and other small valuables.

04/28/2022

Just received our latest batch of steel pans, so plenty of stock on popular sizes, including the little ones we use for keychains. Copper pans are going to have to wait until copper prices come back to Earth.

04/17/2022

Added some products today, as well as a bunch of books to our Clearance section. Check it out:

https://blackcatmining.com/collections/clearance

07/14/2021

I still get calls asking if we're open, so wanted to take a minute to answer both yes and no. We closed our showroom a few years back, but we also added local pickup here in Medford as a delivery option through our website.

If you're in the Medford area, or will be, you can select "local pickup" instead of "ship" as your delivery method. I've included both a desktop and mobile screenshot to illustrate what to select.

Basically you shop online instead of in-person, check out as normal with credit card or PayPal, and then we let you know when it's ready for pickup, usually same day. There's no charge for local pickup.

Cash-only customers can drop me an email and we'll figure something out.

So yes, we're still open to local customers through our website, but no, we no longer offer drop in hours.

Thanks so much for your understanding!

06/30/2021

This heat... 115 isn't even Oregon anymore.

Stay safe, try to look out for your mental health, and keep an eye out for your neighbors, foreign and domestic.

We're all in this together.

05/21/2021

Copper and steel pans are back in stock, including some sizes I haven't had in a while, like the 7" copper and 16" steel.

Old fashioned steel gold pans with smooth sidewalls and drop bottom.

03/14/2021

With stimulus checks on the way, I have one favor to ask. Please don't send every dollar straight to Bezos.

No need to send any of it our way either, but please do consider hard working smaller merchants, both local and online.

They'll be glad you did, and treat you right.

09/09/2020

Terrible fires here in SW Oregon, but we're safe. A lot of homes and businesses lost, especially in Phoenix, just south of Medford.

Many thanks to all the hard working firefighters!

08/12/2020

Would anybody be interested if we started carrying something like this pocketknife/multi-tool? This one retails at $25. Its coolest feature, in my opinion, is the magnetic bit driver, mainly because it fits all the hex bits I already own. It also includes a Phillips bit, which is pretty useful.

I'm not a huge fan of partially serrated blades, but they seem popular. My harvesting broccoli with it didn't really put it through its paces, so what do y'all think about something like this?