On Tuesday, May 9th, 2023, Nevada's Lt. Governor Stavros Anthony visited the Comstock with Corrado De Gasperis, CEO of Comstock Inc. for a tour through the history that defined Nevada's statehood and identity. Lt. Governor Anthony visited the Donovan Mill to see the amazing restoration progress the Comstock Foundation for History and Culture's volunteers have made in preserving the longest-running mill on the Comstock and the birthplace of the Merril Crowe process still used in mining today....

The Comstock Foundation for History and Culture is actively preserving much of the Comstock History. The Donovan Mill in Silver City has been a labor of love for quite some time now by the Comstock Foundation and recently I had the pleasure of visiting the site for a tour and update with Executive Director Steven Saylor. A bit of history on the location from their website notes that the Donovan Miil is an internationally significant site, representing the location where cyanide/zinc processing...

The last of its kind, it came back to life after several years of the Donovan Mill volunteers completely disassembling it and putting it back together. Goldsworthy brothers, Jeff and Jim, were successful in starting the oil engine. Donovan Mill volunteers are an amazing team bringing this project together. The project was begun with 'first on site' volunteers, John Ollson, and Mark Perkins.  

VP Tadeo presents new member Steven Saylor, Comstock Foundation for History & Culture, his membership certificate.

On Saturday November 19th the Comstock Foundation held a Volunteer Appreciation luncheon at the Donovan Mill. Celebrating a year of major accomplishments by our intrepid volunteers who show up and generously donate their time. Major accomplishments this year include final repair of the Ingersol Rand IR Oil motor, which the volunteers got running this past week. A global search for this motor confirmed it's the last one of its kind, and we are proud to be able to share it with future...