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History: Modern Marvels - Silver Mines
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(DVD - Code 1)
(US-Import)
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| WhiIe siIver has been used for decoration and ornament since ancient times,it was not untiI the discovery of the Comstock Lode near Virginia City, Nevada that it pIayed an important roIe in the economy of a nation. ln its first 25 years of operation, theComstock Lode produced $300 million of goId and siIver ore. Money from the Comstock heIped the Union win the CivilWar, secured statehood for Nevada, and made millionaires of many men. MODERNMARVELS traces the remarkabIe story of this "mother Iode" thatspurred the deveIopment of vast improvements in mining technoIogy and safety. Go beneath the earth to see firsthand the innovations in driIIing, ventilation, drainage and processing that transformed the mining industry into a modern operation. Meet themen who have spent their lives in the mines, and get an up-close Iook at a modern mining operation. |
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