Comstock Lode area
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The Comstock Lode area is a historically significant mining district in Nevada famed for its rich silver ore deposits that spurred a major 19th-century mining boom and helped drive U.S. economic growth.
Observed surface forms (7)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Comstock Lode | 5 |
| Comstock | 1 |
| Comstock Lode mining district | 1 |
| Comstock Lode region | 1 |
| Nevada historical mining region | 1 |
| Nevada mining region | 1 |
| Virginia City mining camps | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic site
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mining district ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Bonanza kings
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Comstock mining technology innovations ⓘ Comstock Lode area self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Virginia City mining camps
|
| contains |
Dayton, Nevada
ⓘ
Gold Hill, Nevada ⓘ Silver City, Nevada ⓘ Virginia City ⓘ
surface form:
Virginia City, Nevada
|
| contributedTo | funding of the Union government during the American Civil War ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| county |
Lyon County, Nevada
ⓘ
Storey County, Nevada ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
inspiration for Western mining lore
ⓘ
symbol of the Nevada silver rush ⓘ |
| discoveryYear | 1859 ⓘ |
| economicImpact |
contributed to U.S. economic growth in the 19th century
ⓘ
stimulated development of San Francisco financial markets ⓘ |
| environmentalImpact |
landscape alteration from mining
ⓘ
mine tailings and waste rock ⓘ |
| geologicalFormation | lode deposit ⓘ |
| heritageStatus |
National Historic Landmark
ⓘ
surface form:
National Historic Landmark District
|
| historicalPeriod |
American Civil War era
ⓘ
late 19th century ⓘ |
| infrastructure |
Virginia and Truckee Railroad
ⓘ
stamp mills ⓘ |
| knownFor |
19th-century mining boom
ⓘ
gold deposits ⓘ rich silver ore deposits ⓘ underground hard-rock mining ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Nevada
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
Virginia Range ⓘ |
| majorOre |
gold
ⓘ
silver ⓘ |
| miningMethods |
deep-shaft mining
ⓘ
square-set timbering ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Comstock Lode area
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Comstock Lode
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| partOf |
Old West
ⓘ
surface form:
American Old West
Nevada mining districts ⓘ |
| peakProductionPeriod |
1860s
ⓘ
1870s ⓘ |
| processingMethods |
Washoe process
ⓘ
amalgamation ⓘ pan process ⓘ |
| state | Nevada ⓘ |
| tourism | heritage tourism destination ⓘ |
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Virginia City mining camps
this entity surface form:
Comstock Lode mining district
this entity surface form:
Comstock Lode
subject surface form:
Lyon County, Nevada
this entity surface form:
Comstock Lode region
this entity surface form:
Comstock
this entity surface form:
Nevada mining region
this entity surface form:
Comstock Lode
this entity surface form:
Comstock Lode
this entity surface form:
Comstock Lode
this entity surface form:
Nevada historical mining region
this entity surface form:
Comstock Lode