COPPER MINING IN BUTTE, MONTANA
involves both underground activities (up to a mile
deep) and the vast Berkeley Pit (well over a square
mile in size and about 1/3 mile deep). Left: Ore
trucks ply the pit, with crane loading them in
distance. Top right: Huge ore truck pauses at
checking station. Bottom right: "Gallows frame"
supports an elevator system for transporting men,
equipment and ore in underground operations at
the Mountain Con Mine.
Photographs by Lawrence Dodge, Big Sky Magic Enterprises
Helmville, Montana 59843 Big Sky Magic, 1977
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