From 1870 to 1949, ... fueled by the high market price for silver. Small firms were also mining galena at $140 per ton and fluorite at $90 a ton. Ore was shipped to the El Paso smelter. ...

For the past three weeks, the archaeology “field school students” from MSU Denver have been digging in an area just to the ...

In the 1800s, gold, silver and copper booms lured miners and immigrants looking for a better life. Though the mines eventually closed, visitors are fortunate to visit these fascinating destinations ...

The discovery of the mine occurred in late 1870 after Hod Curry and Dud Moreland successfully extracted 2½ feet of silver ore from a 30-foot shaft they dug.

Silver Mines has identified an initial oxide exploration target at Kramer Hills with an upper target of 8.5 million tonnes (Mt) at 1.6 g/t gold for 445,000 contained ounces, ...

In 2021, Gumuskoy was the world’s top producing silver mine, according to Global Data. #20 Dukat . Rounding out the ranking is the Dukat mine in Russia, owned by JSC-Sibir Polymetal.

Silver City, Idaho This former mining town was once the home to about 2,500 people and 75 businesses. Once the gold and silver mines were depleted, residents slowly abandoned the town, leaving ...

Once the gold and silver mines were depleted, residents slowly abandoned the town, leaving behind many vacant but still-standing buildings. Today, Silver City is one of the few U.S. ghost towns where ...

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

Special report: Silver Mines has started a drilling program to both advance its 100% owned Bowdens project and potentially grow the current JORC reserve of 71.7Moz contained silver.

Equinox Gold Corp. (NYSE:EQX), a Vancouver, Canada-based gold and silver mining and exploration ... The company produced 621,870 ounces in fiscal year 2024 with an AISC of US$1,870 per ounce ...