Belmont mining district
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The Belmont mining district is a historic silver-mining area in Nevada that flourished in the late 19th century and gave rise to the boomtown of Belmont.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic mining district
ⓘ
silver mining district ⓘ |
| associatedSettlement | Belmont, Nevada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| boomPeriod |
1860s
ⓘ
1870s ⓘ |
| centeredOn | Belmont, Nevada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contributedTo | growth of Belmont as a boomtown ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culturalSignificance | example of Nevada silver-mining boom district ⓘ |
| declinePeriod | late 19th century ⓘ |
| developedDuring | late 19th century ⓘ |
| discovery | silver deposits discovered in the 1860s ⓘ |
| economicRole | regional mining center in central Nevada ⓘ |
| environmentalImpact | localized landscape disturbance from historic mining ⓘ |
| gaveRiseTo | Belmont, Nevada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geologicalSetting | Basin and Range Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
adits
ⓘ
mine shafts ⓘ ruins of stamp mills ⓘ tailings piles ⓘ |
| hasProduct |
gold (byproduct)
ⓘ
lead-silver ore ⓘ silver ore ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | historic mining area ⓘ |
| historicalEra | American Old West NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| industry | mining industry ⓘ |
| influenced | development of Nye County, Nevada ⓘ |
| knownFor |
19th-century mining boom
ⓘ
rich silver-bearing veins ⓘ |
| laborForce | miners and prospectors of diverse backgrounds ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Nevada
ⓘ
Nye County, Nevada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainResource | silver ⓘ |
| miningMethod | underground hard-rock mining ⓘ |
| oreProcessing |
smelting
ⓘ
stamp mills ⓘ |
| partOf | Central Nevada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryCommodity | silver ⓘ |
| relatedMiningDistrict |
Austin (Reese River) mining district
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tonopah mining district NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| secondaryCommodity |
gold
ⓘ
lead ⓘ |
| status | largely inactive ⓘ |
| timeOfGreatestActivity | circa 1865–1880 ⓘ |
| tourism | visited for mining history and ghost-town tourism ⓘ |
| transportation | wagon freight routes to mills and smelters ⓘ |
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