Statements (24)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:silver_ore_deposit
|
| gptkbp:city |
gptkb:Gold_Hill
gptkb:Virginia_City |
| gptkbp:country |
gptkb:United_States
|
| gptkbp:declinedAfter |
late 1870s
|
| gptkbp:discoveredBy |
1859
|
| gptkbp:economicImportance |
helped finance the Union during the American Civil War
|
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Virginia_City,_Nevada
|
| gptkbp:maximumDepth |
over 3200 feet
|
| gptkbp:miningMethod |
underground mining
|
| gptkbp:namedAfter |
gptkb:Henry_Comstock
|
| gptkbp:partOf |
Nevada mining history
|
| gptkbp:peakProductionYear |
1860s-1870s
|
| gptkbp:produced |
gptkb:gold
silver |
| gptkbp:significance |
first major silver discovery in the United States
|
| gptkbp:status |
largely depleted
|
| gptkbp:technology |
gptkb:Cornish_pump
square set timbering |
| gptkbp:UNESCOStatus |
not a World Heritage Site
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:John_W._Mackay
gptkb:William_Chapman_Ralston |
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
5
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Comstock Lode
|