Nevada Mining History
The discovery of rich silver-lead ores in the Eureka District (110 miles south of Elko) transformed central Nevada from a harsh and isolated outlier to a major mining center. Eureka's boom starts in 1869 on a place called Ruby Hill. From 1869-1890 Eureka was Nevada's leading silver-lead district. Two smelters, the Richmond Mining Company ...
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