It was known for hosting social events relating to the Comstock Lode. By the early ... out that connect the Gold Hill Hotel to the town, highlighting Nevada's mining history.

When pioneer Abner Blackburn struck gold in the western Great Basin Desert in 1849, Nevada’s mining history began. Ten years later, the Comstock Lode—one of the richest silver strikes in ...

The 1859 discovery of the Comstock Lode—an immense ... point in American mining history. This rich vein of silver and gold, buried beneath the mountains of western Nevada, transformed the ...

St Patrick's Day is big in Virginia City, partially because it’s a town that will seize on any old excuse to throw a party; ...

Historic C Street, a National Historic Landmark, is lined with buildings reflecting the town’s rise after silver was discovered in the Comstock Lode in 1859. As described by Travel Nevada ...

NEVADA COUNTY - The Nevada County Board of Supervisors unanimously voted Thursday against reactivating a historic gold mine. Supervisors spent Wednesday listening to a petition from Rise Grass ...

This acquisition expands our flagship Excelsior Springs Project located in the Walker Lane Trend, Nevada ... claims included the historic Lida Belle high grade gold occurrence and mine.

("Phenom" or the "Company") is pleased to share historic drill hole results from its recently optioned King Solomon Gold Project in central Nevada, 120 kilometres (75 miles) southwest of ...

In a Northern Nevada boomtown ... their fortune as a gold miner just like anybody else.” Virginia City was notable for its role in Nevada’s beginnings. The Comstock Lode, a silver deposit ...

There’s more to these towns than rich Gold Rush history. Today, they’re renowned for their cultural sides. A recent restoration of Nevada City’s Nevada Theatre, which opened in 1865 ...

In the foothills of the Sierra Nevada mountains, former mining hamlets appeal to hikers, historians, and foodies. A replica of Sutter’s Mill, where gold was first spotted in Northern California ...