In a Northern Nevada boomtown, under several layers ... It filled in gaps in the Black history of the mining town, an integral setting in the Silver State’s founding. Joe Curtis, a Virginia ...

The Mint Theater provides a short movie that explains how Nevada played such a large role in the nation’s mining history ... during other adventures and in books. The most impressive part ...

Bennett has more than 30 years of experience in public policy in Nevada, has authored three books and has worked as a consultant for companies that provide business in the Silver State. She also ...

Wander through space and time to explore the rich history of Nevada—from the prehistoric era to the Wild West, mining booms to the Atomic Age, Native American life to the state’s natural splendor.

Nevada’s mining history began. Ten years later, the Comstock Lode—one of the richest silver strikes in history—put Washoe, as the area was then known, on the map. For the next several ...

Nevada's mining industry had dried up and the state really couldn't afford to make up the shortfall. Less than four years later, the state had figured out a way to balance the books: legalized ...

Preservationists say a careful approach to revamping the area is essential in order to not lose the history of the early Nevada mining town.

Photo: USGS A vast and barren lakebed in eastern Nevada has become an unexpected battleground in a spaceflight vs. battery tech showdown. A portion of land slated for lithium mining in the state ...