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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 (then western Utah Territory), which was the first major discovery of silver ore in the United States and named after American miner Henry Comstock.
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The discovery of the Comstock Lode made Virginia City a 19th-century mining boomtown the likes of which were unmatched in the rest of the West. ... it's barely a blip on the map. Still, its ...
The Comstock Lode had been a minor gold placer district since 1849. In 1859, several prospectors discovered its rich lode silver ore, and a great rush of miners poured eastward from California, and established Gold Hill and Virginia City, the principal towns of the Comstock Lode. [3]: 222–233 The district has been mostly inactive since the 1920s
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The mountain forms a backdrop for the mining boomtown of Virginia City which was built above the Comstock Lode silver strike. Mount Davidson was named after Donald Davidson, a geologist. [3] Mark Twain mentions a flag on Mount Davidson in his semi-autobiographical book Roughing It. [4] As of 2003 the flagpole was still standing. [5]
Comstock Mining's (LODE) second-quarter 2021 results are likely to reflect increased lease payments from Daney Ranch, saving in interest expense offset by decreased rental rate with the Gold Hill ...
Comstock Inc. (LODE) delivered earnings and revenue surprises of 12.50% and 20%, respectively, for the quarter ended September 2022. Do the numbers hold clues to what lies ahead for the stock?