Hole shuts down highway, reopens debate on mining in the Virginia City area

VIRGINIA CITY — The closure of a major highway between Carson City and Virginia City because of a sinkhole has reopened a debate about impacts of new digging for gold and silver around the historic mining area. Regardless of the cause of the damage, the repair of Highway 342 is a priority and officials are hopeful traffic will be moving again near Gold Hill within a few weeks, Nevada Department of Transportation