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Silver rush

February 12, 2024

A silver rush is the silver-mining equivalent of a gold rush, where the discovery of silver-bearing ore sparks a mass migration of individuals seeking wealth in the new mining region.

Notable silver rushes have taken place in Mexico, Chile, the United States (Colorado, Nevada, California, Utah), and Canada (Cobalt, Ontario, and the Kootenay district of British Columbia). Several famous tourist towns owe their existence to silver rushes.

History edit

Historically there were other "silver rushes", such as on the Attic peninsula near Athens, Greece, thousands of years ago. The silver mines of Laurion became famous for their exploitation and helped fund the new state of Athens. The term is also widely applied to the New World. Despite the larger-than-life image of the gold rush, the history of towns and industry in the North American West revolves much more around silver. This is partly because of the other minerals usually found with it – lead, tin, copper – and the more complicated smelting process associated with it because of the chemical complexity of its ores (usually galena). The line between a smelter town and a silver mining town is very slim in many cases, although copper mining towns typically also have large smelters (such as Anaconda, Montana) and industrial complexes associated with them.

The pursuit for silver often opens up other mineral deposits for development because of the variety of other useful ores that occur with it, especially in galena, its most common natural form. Hence the Boundary Country of British Columbia, just across the international border from Spokane, Washington, had a strong mining and smelting economy based on the non-silver components of galena, and the nearby city of Trail remains a functioning smelter town (long after the long-established industrial complex of the Boundary District has faded into a ghost town).

Hardrock mines tend to last longer than placer gold mines, and so silver mining towns last longer and have more time to develop than placer gold rush towns, which often peak within a few years. Silver mining towns typically last a few decades, with time to develop the opulence and luxury that only left the slightest traces in placer gold-fevered places such as Dawson City in the Klondike. By contrast, "silver cities" like Aspen, Colorado, and Nelson, British Columbia, often survived as functioning economies into the era of modernization and the advent of tourism (which sometimes proves richer than any silver mine).

Examples edit

Canada edit

British Columbia
Ontario

Chile edit

Germany edit

Mexico edit

Sonora
Zacatecas

United States edit

Main article: Silver mining in the United States
California
Colorado
Main article: Silver mining in Colorado
Nevada
Main article: Silver mining in Nevada
Utah

See also edit

References edit

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  2. ^ a b c Cortés Lutz, Guillermo (2017). Chañarcillo, cuando de las montañas brotó la plata (PDF). Cuadernos de Historia (in Spanish). Vol. II. Museo Regional de Atacama. p. 25.
  3. ^ Montecino Aguirre, Sonia (2015). "Alicanto". Mitos de Chile: Enciclopedia de seres, apariciones y encantos (in Spanish). Catalonia. pp. 47–48. ISBN 978-956-324-375-8.
  4. ^ Bethell, Leslie, ed. (1993). Chile Since Independence. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. pp. 13–14. ISBN 978-0-521-43375-4. LCCN 92017160. OCLC 25873947.
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  6. ^ "Los Ciclos Mineros del Cobre y la Plata (1820–1880)" [Mining Cycles of Copper and Silver]. Memoria Chilena (in Spanish). Biblioteca Nacional de Chile. from the original on 31 December 2013.
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A silver rush is the silver mining equivalent of a gold rush where the discovery of silver bearing ore sparks a mass migration of individuals seeking wealth in the new mining region Notable silver rushes have taken place in Mexico Chile the United States Colorado Nevada California Utah and Canada Cobalt Ontario and the Kootenay district of British Columbia Several famous tourist towns owe their existence to silver rushes Contents 1 History 2 Examples 2 1 Canada 2 2 Chile 2 3 Germany 2 4 Mexico 2 5 United States 3 See also 4 ReferencesHistory editHistorically there were other silver rushes such as on the Attic peninsula near Athens Greece thousands of years ago The silver mines of Laurion became famous for their exploitation and helped fund the new state of Athens The term is also widely applied to the New World Despite the larger than life image of the gold rush the history of towns and industry in the North American West revolves much more around silver This is partly because of the other minerals usually found with it lead tin copper and the more complicated smelting process associated with it because of the chemical complexity of its ores usually galena The line between a smelter town and a silver mining town is very slim in many cases although copper mining towns typically also have large smelters such as Anaconda Montana and industrial complexes associated with them The pursuit for silver often opens up other mineral deposits for development because of the variety of other useful ores that occur with it especially in galena its most common natural form Hence the Boundary Country of British Columbia just across the international border from Spokane Washington had a strong mining and smelting economy based on the non silver components of galena and the nearby city of Trail remains a functioning smelter town long after the long established industrial complex of the Boundary District has faded into a ghost town Hardrock mines tend to last longer than placer gold mines and so silver mining towns last longer and have more time to develop than placer gold rush towns which often peak within a few years Silver mining towns typically last a few decades with time to develop the opulence and luxury that only left the slightest traces in placer gold fevered places such as Dawson City in the Klondike By contrast silver cities like Aspen Colorado and Nelson British Columbia often survived as functioning economies into the era of modernization and the advent of tourism which sometimes proves richer than any silver mine Examples editCanada edit British ColumbiaNelson British Columbia 1887 1 Kaslo British Columbia circa 1889 Slocan British Columbia the Silvery Slocan 1892OntarioCobalt Ontario The Silver Capital of Canada 1903Chile edit Agua Amarga 1811 then part of the Spanish Empire 2 Chilean silver rush Norte Chico 1832 1840s Chanarcillo 1832 2 3 Tres Puntas 1848 2 Caracoles 1870 then part of Bolivia 4 5 6 Germany edit First Berggeschrey Saxony Ore Mountains 1168 Second Berggeschrey Saxony Ore Mountains 1470 Harz Mountains Kingdom of HanoverMexico edit SonoraPlanchas de Plata district 1736 7 ZacatecasZacatecas 1549 8 United States edit Main article Silver mining in the United States CaliforniaCalico Mountains California ColoradoMain article Silver mining in Colorado Argentine district 1865 9 Aspen Colorado Caribou Colorado 1869 10 Telluride Colorado Leadville Colorado 1879NevadaMain article Silver mining in Nevada Comstock Lode 1859 Gold Hill and Virginia City Tonopah Nevada 1900UtahSilver Reef UtahSee also editGold rush Silver standard Silver as an investment Sierra de la Plata a mythic silver mountainReferences edit A Brief History of Nelson Nelson BC a b c Cortes Lutz Guillermo 2017 Chanarcillo cuando de las montanas broto la plata PDF Cuadernos de Historia in Spanish Vol II Museo Regional de Atacama p 25 Montecino Aguirre Sonia 2015 Alicanto Mitos de Chile Enciclopedia de seres apariciones y encantos in Spanish Catalonia pp 47 48 ISBN 978 956 324 375 8 Bethell Leslie ed 1993 Chile Since Independence Cambridge Cambridge University Press pp 13 14 ISBN 978 0 521 43375 4 LCCN 92017160 OCLC 25873947 Garcia Albarido Francisco Lorca Rodrigo Rivera Francisco 2010 Arquelogia historica en el mineral de Caracoles Region de Antofagasta Chile 1870 1989 Revista de Arqueologia Historica Argentina y Latinoamericana in Spanish 4 169 194 Los Ciclos Mineros del Cobre y la Plata 1820 1880 Mining Cycles of Copper and Silver Memoria Chilena in Spanish Biblioteca Nacional de Chile Archived from the original on 31 December 2013 http findarticles com p articles mi m0EIN is 2004 Jan 26 ai 112545473 bare URL Donald C Kemp From Quicksilver to Bar Silver Pasadena Calif Socio Technical Publications 1972 p 90 Charles W Henderson 1926 Mining in Colorado U S Geological Survey Professional Paper 138 p 9 Oct 18 2006 Boulder arts and culture programs for Oct 19 25 www ci boulder co us Archived from the original on 21 July 2011 Retrieved 6 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