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Comstock Lode mining district
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/Comstock_Lode_mining_district
GPTKB entity
Statements (51)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:cryptocurrency
gptkbp:associatedWith
gptkb:Mark_Twain
gptkb:Bonanza_(TV_series)
gptkbp:contributedTo
Nevada statehood
gptkbp:country
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:declinedAfter
1880s
gptkbp:discoveredBy
1859
gptkbp:economicImportance
boosted Nevada economy
financed San Francisco development
gptkbp:historicalSignificance
first major silver discovery in the United States
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
Comstock Lode mining district
gptkbp:listedOn
gptkb:National_Register_of_Historic_Places
gptkbp:locatedIn
gptkb:Virginia_City,_Nevada
gptkb:Storey_County,_Nevada
gptkbp:majorCity
gptkb:Gold_Hill
gptkb:Virginia_City
gptkbp:maximumDepth
over 3,000 feet
gptkbp:miningCompanies
gptkb:California_Mine
gptkb:Consolidated_Virginia_Mining_Company
Chollar-Potosi Mining Company
Gould & Curry Mining Company
Ophir Mining Company
Savage Mining Company
Yellow Jacket Mining Company
gptkbp:miningMethod
underground mining
gptkbp:miningTechnology
gptkb:Cornish_pump
gptkb:Sutro_Tunnel
square set timbering
gptkbp:namedAfter
gptkb:Henry_Comstock
gptkbp:notableBuilding
gptkb:Sutro_Tunnel
gptkbp:notableFor
gptkb:Chollar_Mine
gptkb:Ophir_Mine
gptkb:Savage_Mine
gptkb:Yellow_Jacket_Mine
gptkb:Potosi_Mine
Con Virginia Mine
gold ore discovery
silver ore discovery
gptkbp:notableModel
gptkb:Adolph_Sutro
gptkbp:partOf
Nevada mining boom
gptkbp:peakProductionYear
1877
gptkbp:produced
gptkb:gold
silver
gptkbp:status
historic site
gptkbp:touristAttraction
gptkb:Virginia_City
Comstock History Center
gptkbp:type
silver sulfide
gold-bearing quartz
gptkbp:UNESCOStatus
not a World Heritage Site
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:Virginia_and_Truckee_Railroad
gptkbp:bfsLayer
6