You
own a piece of Nevada’s rich history!
Our
99.9% pure, five-troy ounce Silver Nevada Miner bar
is a tangible piece of Nevada’s rich silver
mining history. This bar is the only five troy ounce
silver bar manufactured in the United States, making
it truly a unique collectable.
The
“Silver Nevada Miner Bar” has been produced
to celebrate the long and eventful silver mining history
of Nevada, the Silver State, and to honor the miners
whose contributions helped make that history possible.
The engraving on the surface of this silver bar pictures
a miner in one of the famous “square-set”
stopes of the Comstock mines at Virginia City, Nevada
in the mid-1860’s. The silver bar is made from
999+ fine silver and has been beautifully crafted
making it an excellent gift item.
Following
are some highlights of Nevada’s rich mining
history:
On
July 1, 1859, in Nevada City, California, the “Nevada
Journal” published the news that silver had
been discovered on the fabulous Comstock Lode near
the northern Nevada community of Virginia City. The
discovery of silver on Nevada’s Comstock was
second in importance only to the gold strike at Sutter’s
Creek in California (in 1849). Between 1860 and 1880,
the Comstock was the most important mining camp in
the world. The first hard rock miners to arrive on
the Comstock were from the California gold camps of
Grass Valley and Nevada City. They were followed by
investors from San Francisco in 1860. Many mining
companies were formed by those businessmen to fund
the new Comstock mine developments. The public demand
for the mining stocks led to the formation of the
San Francisco Stock and Exchange Board on September
11, 1862 so that the investors could trade their shares.
This was the first mining Stock Exchange in the United
States. Much of the later funding used to continue
the development of the larger Nevada silver mines
was raised through the San Francisco Exchange.
Mining
was the state’s primary industry during its
first three decades. For this reason, President Lincoln
declared Nevada a territory on March 2, 1861. During
the Civil War the production of over 50 million dollars
of gold and silver from Comstock mines enabled the
national government to maintain sufficient credit
to eventually win the war. Nevada was granted statehood
in 1864.
The
importance of Nevada as a member of the United States
continues today. Our existing mining laws are directly
derived from experiences of men on the Comstock and
were first drafted by legal experts from Nevada. These
laws have remained virtually unchanged from 1872 till
the present. The success of the Comstock encouraged
men to prospect throughout Nevada and the West. Austin,
Hamilton, Eureka and Belmont became thriving camps,
later followed by Silver Peak, Goldfield and Tonopah.
Silver mining declined in the 1920’s and did
not revive again in Nevada until the late 1970’s.
The Nevada silver mining industry is again important
with eight mines in production and several others
under development.
We
are proud to present the Silver Nevada Miner Bar and
know it will be treasured for the very significant
historical events it commemorates.
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Inc.
Itronics
Metallurgical, Inc.
P.O. Box 10725
Reno, NV 89510
775-677-6044
