THE DIRT: The history of roads in the Silver Valley
This photo shows roadwork along Wallace's Cedar Street. Note the former Samuels Hotel in the background.
Courtesy photo
The Silver Valley’s history is deeply rooted in mining. What started with a few mining claims quickly exploded into an industry that was created and remains the backbone of our community.
From 1886 to 1997, it is estimated that Silver Valley mines processed and concentrated approximately 130 million metric tons of metal-bearing materials, generating 109 million metric tons of mill tailings as waste byproducts. The topography of the region provided limited flat land for stockpiling and saving tailings and this became problematic for most of the mills throughout the region.
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