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Comstock Lode. 1. the most valuable deposit of silver ore ever recorded, discovered in 1859 by Henry T. P. Comstock near Virginia City, Nevada.
Critics say it poses a threat to public safety but mining company representatives say it will have minimal impact. Trucks were re-routed to the highway due to a dispute between Comstock Mining and the U.S. Bureau of Land Management over ownership of a parcel of land that is part of an off-highway haul road.