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Modern Marvels - Silver Mines

Seizoen: 1 - Aflevering: 9 / 11 - Eerst uitgezonden: 01 oktober 1995 - Episode ID: 182080

It was called the "mother lode", a deposit of silver so massive that it would produce $300-million in its first 25 years of operation, establish Nevada as a state, and bankroll the Union Army in the Civil War. Named after an early investor, we'll see how the Comstock Lode, discovered near Virginia City, proved to be a scientific laboratory from which vast improvements in mining technology and safety were pioneered, including innovations in drilling, ventilation, drainage, and ore processing.