THE REIGN OF COPPER When Butte, Montana, was the Richest Hill on Earth

BY AMY GRISAK
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Oro y Plata — gold and silver — might be Montana’s motto, but for Butte, copper is king. Once renowned as the “Richest Hill on Earth” Butte’s extensive copper deposits supplied the world with this important mineral at the height of the industrial...

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