# Canonical recap data for Comstock Lode Silver Discovery (1859)
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title: Comstock Lode Silver Discovery
subtitle: Nevada's richest silver deposit triggered a mining boom and accelerated westward expansion while introducing advanced deep-shaft mining techniques.
recapType: global_event
eventStatus: concluded
startDate: 1859-01-01
datePrecision: year
year: 1859
decade: 1850
country:
name: United States
slug: united-states
summaryShort: 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.
summaryLong: 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.
heroImageUrl: "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Mining_on_the_Comstock.jpg/1280px-Mining_on_the_Comstock.jpg"
heroImageCredit: Wikipedia · "Comstock Lode"
importance: 77
sourceConfidence: 75
keyFacts: []
timeline: []
sources:
- url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comstock_Lode"
  title: Comstock Lode
  provider: Wikipedia
related: []
categories:
- tech-launch
metaDescription: 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 th
wikidataQid: Q1122817
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  capturedAt: 2026-05-14
  label: Comstock Lode
  originalUrl: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comstock_Lode"
