Anaconda Copper Mine (Montana)

[1] Originally a silver mine, it was bought for $30,000 in 1881 by an Irish immigrant named Marcus Daly from Michael Hickey, a Civil War veteran, and co-owner Charles X.

[1] From this beginning Daly, along with partners George Hearst, James Ben Ali Haggin and Lloyd Tevis, created the Anaconda Copper Mining Company, which ultimately became a global mining enterprise that would go on to mine 18 billion pounds of copper over 100 years.

[1] Heinze purchased a small parcel of unclaimed land on top of Butte Hill.

In actions upheld by several Butte judges, he was able to take copper ore that was in the Anaconda company's shafts.

After years of losing lawsuits to Heinze, the company shut down all operations in the state.

Anaconda headframes overlooking the city of Butte . HAER photo
Chalcocite replacing covellite , said to be found in 1883, in the early days of mining at Butte. Size 8.0 x 6.3 x 3.6 cm.