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for extracting silver from ore. The mines declined after 1874, although underground mining continued sporadically into the 1920s.

Geology

Volcanic vents to the east covered the area during the Tertiary, and a fault fissure opened the east slope of the Virginia Range. The east slope of the range forms the footwall of the Lode, and is composed of diorite,

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