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The famous "Comstock Lode" silver mine was discovered near Lake Tahoe in 1859. In the mid 1870s it yielded $36 million worth of silver ore per year--over $500 million yearly in today's dollars. Nevada still produces 40% of all the silver mined in the U.S.