[DOC] [TLE] Comstock Lode - Wikipedia [PAR] The Comstock Lode is a lode of silver ore located under the eastern slope of 
Mount Davidson, a peak in the Virginia Range in Nevada (then western Utah 
Territory). It was the first major discovery of silver ore in the United States. After 
the discovery was made public in 1859, it sparked a silver rush of .... After nine 
years, the Gold Canon placers were producing less, and many... [DOC] [TLE] Silver mining in the United States - Wikipedia [PAR] Silver mining in the United States began on a major scale with the discovery of 
the Comstock ... Alaska was the country's leading silver-producing State, followed 
by Nevada and Idaho. .... until World War I, when the manganese deposits of the 
district became valuable, and Philipsburg became one of the top US producers of
... [DOC] [TLE] Gold mining in the United States - Wikipedia [PAR] Gold mining in the United States has taken place continually since the discovery 
of gold at the Reed farm in North Carolina in 1799. The first documented 
occurrence of gold was in Virginia in 1782. Some minor gold production took 
place in North Carolina as early as 1793, ... The closure of gold mines during 
World War II by the War Production Board... [DOC] [TLE] History of Nevada - Wikipedia [PAR] Nevada became the 36th state on October 31, 1864, after telegraphing the 
Constitution of ... Nevada became part of the United States with the Treaty of 
Guadalupe .... A second boom began following the discovery of silver in 1876-77. 
.... At the time, the leading proponents of gambling expected that it would be a 
short term... [DOC] [TLE] Free Flashcards about INVENTORS-J - StudyStack [PAR] AFTER THIS MOTHER OF DISCOVERIES IN NEVADA, THE U.S. BECAME FOR 
A TIME, THE WORLD'S LEADING SILVER PRODUCER, COMSTOCK LODE. [DOC] [TLE] Virginia City, Nevada and the Comstock Lode - Legends of America [PAR] A once bustling mining town in the late 1800s, Virginia City Nevada was ... 
Denver, Colorado and San Francisco, California in the time of its heydays. ... 
Though the miners rushed in after the discovery of gold, they were unable to get 
... and silver to pay Civil War expenses and on March 2, 1861, Nevada became a 
territory. [DOC] [TLE] Silver In History | The Silver Institute [PAR] In about 100 A.D., Spain became the capital of silver production. ... The Spanish 
conquest of the New World led to mining of the silver element that dramatically ... 
notably the United States with the discovery of the Comstock Lode in Nevada. 
Silver ... Today, more than 5000 years after ancient cultures first began to mine 
this... [DOC] [TLE] Great Gold Finds and Strikes of History - Nevada Outback Gems [PAR] Prospecting for gold around the world. ... Comstock lode became America's great 
prime source of gold and silver for over ... However in the US was not the only 
site for great discoveries of gold in 1800's. ... This great find revolutionized gold 
mining for more than a century made South Africa the world's leading gold 
producer. [DOC] [TLE] The World's 10 Most Prolific Gold Fields | CMI Gold and Silver [PAR] Mar 31, 2011 ... By 2009, South Africa's share of world gold production had dropped to ... Carlin 
Trend (Nevada, US) ... US completely missed one of the richest gold fields in the 
world as it ... The excavation began after several underground mines were .... ore 
deposits in the world in what would become the Hishikari Mine. [DOC] [TLE] Fort Tours | Southeast Nevada Historical Markers [PAR] Marker Text: Austin, mother town of mining camps, sprang into being after ... but 
fast-growing Austin soon took over and became the county seat in 1863. ... Silver 
ore discoveries in 1865, the convenience of wood and water and ... Delamar 
produced $15,000,000 in gold and was Nevada's leading producer of that 
decade. [DOC] [TLE] U.S. Gemstones - Rocks and Minerals Magazine [PAR] A major discovery occurred at the Dunton mine, Newry, Oxford County, in 1972, 
... the quality of these gems matches that

Question: After this mother of discoveries in Nevada, the U.S. became for a time the world's leading silver producer
Answer: Comstock Lode