SILVER INCOMSTOCK LODE IN NEVADA

SOLUTION MINING

• First, miners makes a salt and water mixture.
• Then use the mixture to dissolve the water in the mine.
• Lastly, the miners can finally mine out the silver.

IMPORTANT HIGHLIGHTS

• 6,000 acres
• 1859-1882: over $230 millions worth of silver
• The richest silver deposit
• Type: Metamorphoic and Igneous
• Valuable metal removed from ores

EFFECTS

• Over 30 people lost jobs
• It destroys historic sites and alters the historic landscape
• Completed soil sampling
• Had other extensive analysis performed

USES OF SILVER

• Create coins
• Jewelry
• High capacity batteries