What caused the decline of silver mining in Tombstone?
Water table penetration
Gold discovery
Silver depletion
Economic depression
Answer
In the mid-1880s, the silver mines in Tombstone penetrated the water table, causing flooding. Mining companies invested in expensive pumps, but a fire in 1886 destroyed the pumping plant, making it unprofitable to continue mining.
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