Anaconda copper mine
| Anaconda copper mine | |||
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| General information about the mine | |||
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| other names | english Anaconda copper mine | ||
| Mining technology | Civil engineering (mining) | ||
| Funding / total | 94,000 t of copper | ||
| Information about the mining company | |||
| Operating company | Anconda copper mining company | ||
| Start of operation | 1887 | ||
| End of operation | 1947 | ||
| Successor use | Berkeley Pit opencast mine | ||
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| Degradation of | copper | ||
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| Anaconda | |||
| Geographical location | |||
| Coordinates | 46 ° 1 '2.4 " N , 112 ° 30' 36.6" W | ||
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| Location | Butte | ||
| local community | Butte | ||
| State | Montana | ||
| Country | United States | ||
The Anaconda Copper Mine was a large mine in Butte in the US state of Montana , where copper was mined.
history
Until 1881 the mine was owned by Michael Hickey, from whom Marcus Daly acquired it.
Their ore was transported by the Anaconda Copper Mining Company on the Butte, Anaconda and Pacific Railway 45 kilometers northwest to a copper smelter built there . Around this a settlement developed, which was named after the mining company Anaconda (Montana) . In 1947 civil engineering was discontinued and the Berkeley Pit opencast mine was opened on the site from 1955 , which was operated until 1984.
Trivia
Anaconda is the setting for a chapter in the life story of Dagobert Duck . He also meets Marcus Daly.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Gale Encyclopedia of Biography: Marcus Daly ( Memento of April 30, 2008 in the Internet Archive )
Web links
Commons : Anaconda Copper - collection of images, videos and audio files
