A Nevada Exploration Company Built on Experience, Insight, and Discovery

Mackay Gold and Silver is a Nevada-focused exploration company advancing high-grade gold and silver discovery in the world-class Comstock District.

Our vision

To unlock the full potential of the Comstock District through disciplined, modern exploration and drive the next chapter of discovery in one of America’s most iconic precious-metals districts.

Our History

The Comstock District has been one of America’s most influential precious-metals camps for more than 160 years. With the discovery of the Comstock Lode in 1859, Nevada’s first great gold–silver boom ignited, driving major technological advances, financing the growth of the American West, and establishing the district as one of the world’s premier epithermal systems. Today, following Mackay Gold & Silver’s consolidation of key ground between 2023 and 2025, the district is once again positioned for modern discovery across a land package that has rarely been explored with contemporary geoscience.

1859: Discovery of the Comstock Lode

The first major silver discovery in the United States was made beneath Mount Davidson, triggering a historic gold–silver rush and putting Nevada on the mining map.
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1860s–1870s: Bonanza-Era Mining Begins

High-grade production surges from the Comstock mines, generating wealth that helps finance the development of Nevada, San Francisco, and the American West.
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Innovation: Square-Set Timbering & The Washoe Process

Cutting-edge mining techniques pioneered in the Comstock District, such as square-set timbering and advanced ore processing, become global industry standards.
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Over 200 Million Ounces Produced

By the early 1900s, the district delivered more than 8.2 Moz gold and 192 Moz silver, with historic grades among the highest ever recorded in an epithermal system.
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Early 20th Century: Large-Scale Mining Declines

As shallow bonanzas are exhausted and metal prices fluctuate, major underground operations wind down, leaving deeper and parallel vein systems largely untested.
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Decades of Fragmented Ownership

Through the 20th century, claim ownership became increasingly divided, preventing cohesive, district-scale exploration despite strong geological potential.
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2023–2025: Mackay Consolidates the District

Mackay Gold and Silver assembles one of the most prospective and historically productive land packages in northern Comstock—uniting ground not held together for generations.
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A New Chapter of Modern Discovery

With full district-scale control, historic datasets, and advanced geoscience, Mackay is positioned to unlock new oxide, underground, and deeper vein opportunities across the Comstock District.
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