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Butte

Boom town, United States, founded 1864.

About Butte

Consolidated city-county (with Silver Bow County) in Montana, United States.1

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People

Worked hereF. Augustus HeinzeA young engineer took on Anaconda in Butte's courts and out-bid it for mines.2Worked hereClara ClarkShe was the first student to enrol at the Montana School of Mines.3Worked hereIsabel LittleShe switched from maths to mining after fieldwork at Butte mines.3

Mines

Worked atBerkeley PitButte lies close to Berkeley Pit.1Worked atButte copper districtButte lies close to Butte copper district.1

Events

Led toGranite Mountain shaft fire at ButteButte is part of this story: Granite Mountain shaft fire at Butte.1Led toBerkeley Pit cleanup settlementButte is part of this story: Berkeley Pit cleanup settlement.1

Places

ExamplesNomeAnother boom town in the United States: Butte.4

Sources

  1. Wikidata item Q467664 (Butte)
  2. Heinze, Frederick Augustus (F. Augustus Heinze) Encyclopedia.com (reprinting a publisher's reference work)
  3. 2025 Inductees from Mining's Past Mining Foundation of the Southwest
  4. Wikidata item Q79996 (Nome)

From the Prospector Trails mining history dataset: each fact links to the source it was checked against. Figures are as the source gives them, in the money of their day. Not investment advice.

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