Indeed, the Spanish discovered the world's largest silver lode in Potosí in 1545, quickly pressing Incan miners, with Incan overseers, into abusive labor.

The discovery of a major silver lode near Leadville in 1878, triggered the Colorado Silver Boom.

Dr French had heard that there was a possible silver lode if the midst of Death Valley.

A rancher discovered the silver lode of the Commonwealth mine in Cochise County in 1892.

Yet when she came for her first visit she found they had been there, too, spading up the yard and blasting rock in the hill, feverishly searching for the silver lode.

Founded in 1546 after the discovery of a rich silver lode, Zacatecas reached the height of its prosperity in the 16th and 17th centuries.

The richest silver lodes, however, were located far from the native population centers.

He came into knowledge of the enormous silver lode which is named after him, but sold out his interest early and did not profit from it.

Individual miners and smaller companies explored gold prospects along the river, and in 1914, a large silver lode was found on a tributary of the Stewart.

As they walked, they noticed the gleam of metal where the chain had scraped away the overlying dirt, and upon investigation, they found what would develop into a significant silver lode.