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title: "Comstock Lode Silver Discovery"
year: 1859
country: "United States"
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recapType: "global_event"
startDate: "1859-01-01"
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# Comstock Lode Silver Discovery

> Nevada's richest silver deposit triggered a mining boom and accelerated westward expansion while introducing advanced deep-shaft mining techniques.

## Summary

The Comstock Lode is a lode of silver ore located under the eastern slope of Mount Davidson, a peak in the Virginia Range in Virginia City, Nevada, which was the first major discovery of silver ore in the United States and named after Canadian miner Henry Comstock.

## Sources

- [Comstock Lode](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comstock_Lode) - Wikipedia

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