Lyon County Planners Deny Master Plan and Zoning Change for Comstock Mining Inc. ON DECEMBER 10, 2013, the Lyon County Planning Commission voted 5-to-1 to deny Comstock Mining Inc.’s (CMI) application asking for a controversial amendment to Lyon County’s 2010 Master Plan. The Commission also voted unanimously to deny CMI’s request for a significant zoning

Comstock Mining is pursuing a Master Plan and Zoning Change at the Dayton Consolidated Mill site at the south end of Silver City, across from the “Y” at the junction of 341 and 342. You may or may not be aware that this same situation, i.e a proposal to change zoning and the Master Plan

Comstock Mining is pursuing a Master Plan and Zoning Change at the Dayton Consolidated Mill site at the south end of Silver City, across from the “Y” at the junction of 341 and 342. PLEASE mark your calendars for November 12, 2013.  On this date in Yerington (time to be determined), the Lyon County Planning Commission will decide

COMSTOCK RESIDENTS IN SILVER CITY DRAW A LINE IN THE SAND – Town Advisory Board Rejects Comstock Mining Zoning Applications   Silver City, NV Sept. 5, 2013 —In an atmosphere of raucous Town Hall democracy, the Silver City Town Advisory Board this week heard from both sides of the contentious issue of proposed zoning changes

The first court case arising out of the controversy over pit-mining in the Virginia City National Historic Landmark has been decided in Storey County’s favor. Curiously, the County was arguing for the other side.

Comstock Residents Association presents at the March 28, 2013 meeting of the Nevada Mining Oversight and Accountability Commission. On March 28, 2013, Nevada’s Mining Oversight & Accountability Commission (http://tax.state.nv.us/moac.htm) asked the Comstock Residents Association to present “information regarding possible degradation of the Virginia City National Landmark as a result of mining operations” at its upcoming meeting

The iconic characters of the Motherlode, Samuel Clemens a.k.a. Mark Twain, and Harry Gorham, legendary miner, returned to the scene of their great escapades to bring a benefit to the people of the Comstock in an evening of storytelling and mirth, with a Miner’s Supper and of course, spirits. McAvoy Layne as Sam Clemens and