Searchlight Mining District
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The Searchlight Mining District is a historic mining area in southern Nevada known for its early 20th-century gold and silver production that led to the development of the town of Searchlight.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Eldorado Mining District | 1 |
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | historic mining district ⓘ |
| associatedWithIndustry |
gold mining industry in Nevada
ⓘ
silver mining industry in Nevada ⓘ |
| contributedTo | population boom in Searchlight in the early 20th century ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| developmentLedTo | growth of Searchlight, Nevada ⓘ |
| economicRole | regional mining center in southern Nevada ⓘ |
| geologicSetting | Mojave Desert region of Nevada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNameOrigin | named after the town of Searchlight ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryCommodity | gold ⓘ |
| hasSecondaryCommodity | silver ⓘ |
| hasSettlementOrigin | mining camp of Searchlight ⓘ |
| historicalPeriodOfPeakActivity | early 1900s ⓘ |
| historicalUse | hard-rock mining ⓘ |
| influencedDevelopmentOf | transportation routes to and from Searchlight, Nevada ⓘ |
| knownFor |
contributing to the development of the town of Searchlight
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early 20th-century gold production ⓘ early 20th-century silver production ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Clark County, Nevada
NERFINISHED
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Nevada ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | southern Nevada ⓘ |
| locatedNear | town of Searchlight, Nevada ⓘ |
| partOf | Searchlight mining region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| resourceType | precious metals ⓘ |
| status | historic mining area ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
Eldorado Mining District