President Abraham Lincoln made Nevada a territory in the fall of 1861 to protect its rich silver and gold mines from the Confederacy. Fast-tracked to statehood in 1864, the Silver State has been one of the country’s highest-producing states of the two precious ores. In the early 20th century, Goodsprings mineral district hard rock miners worked deep underground to extract rich silver and gold veins as well as ore bodies of zinc, lead, platinum, palladium and copper.
Courtesy UNLV Special Coll
Already Signed Up? Log in here.
Read this article now for Free!
Ready for a third free article? Create a free account by entering your email address and a password below.
— OR —
Sign Up Now for $29.95 a year and have immediate access to all of True West content, including the complete True West Archives dating back to 1953!
