The Standard Mine yielded nearly $15 million
over 25 years, and its success caused the 1878rush to
Bodie. Within a year, the population rose from about
20 to an estimated 10,000miners, gamblers and other
entrepreneurs. The mill was destroyed by fire in 1898
but was rebuilt the following year. Between 1860and
1941,the Bodie Mining District produced close to $I00
million in gold and silver. During those years, gold
prices ranged from $20 to $35 an ounce; the price of
silver ranged from 70 cents to $1 an ounce. The mill
last operated in 1938.The Standard was the most successful.