Nevada Is A Mining State
Nevada is “The Silver State” — that claim to fame rooted in the discover of the Comstock Lode in 1859. Less famous that the California Gold Rush of a decade earlier and less consequential than the discovery of petroleum in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, also in 1859, the silver trade jump started Nevada’s growth and eventual statehood.
Nevada is a leading US producer of
Gold – #1 in the US
- In 2018 Nevada produced 5,581,160 troy ounces (173.6 tonnes), representing 78% of US gold and 5.0% of the world’s production. (Wikipedia)
- Silver – #2 in the US (after only Alaska)
- Nevada is the nation’s second-largest producer of silver, after Alaska. In 2014 Nevada produced 10.93 million troy ounces of silver. (Wikipedia)
- Lithium – #1 (and only) producer in the US (Nevada Office of Economic Development)
- Copper – 160M pounds
- Barite 230K short tons
- Diatomaceous Earth 586K short tons
- Gypsum 3.lM short tons
- Limestone 3.2M short tons
- Magnesium 110K short tons
- Perlite 19K short tons
- Molybdenite 823K pounds
- Aggregates 37.8M short tons
- Silica 754K short tons
- Lithium Compounds 9.3M pounds
- Salt 19K short tons
