The Richest Hill on Earth
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The Richest Hill on Earth is a famed mining area in Butte, Montana, historically known for its extraordinarily rich copper and other metal deposits that fueled major industrial growth in the United States.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geologic formation
ⓘ
mining district ⓘ |
| associatedWithCity | Butte NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithCompany |
Anaconda Copper Mining Company
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Atlantic Richfield Company (ARCO) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithIndustry |
copper mining
ⓘ
hard-rock mining ⓘ |
| contains |
open-pit mines
ⓘ
the Berkeley Pit NERFINISHED ⓘ underground mines ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
electrification of the United States
ⓘ
industrial growth in the United States ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| environmentalImpact |
acid mine drainage
ⓘ
groundwater contamination ⓘ soil contamination ⓘ |
| geologicalEra | Late Cretaceous ⓘ |
| hasAlternateName | Butte Hill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance | symbol of Butte’s mining heritage ⓘ |
| hasEconomicRole | major copper supplier in the early 20th century ⓘ |
| hasHeritageStatus | historic mining district ⓘ |
| hasMiningMethod |
open-pit mining
ⓘ
underground stoping ⓘ |
| historicalPeriodOfPeakProduction |
early 20th century
ⓘ
late 19th century ⓘ |
| knownFor |
gold deposits
ⓘ
lead deposits ⓘ molybdenum deposits ⓘ rich copper ore deposits ⓘ silver deposits ⓘ zinc deposits ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Butte, Montana
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Montana ⓘ Silver Bow County, Montana NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| minedFor |
copper
ⓘ
gold ⓘ lead ⓘ molybdenum ⓘ silver ⓘ zinc ⓘ |
| nicknameOrigin | extraordinary metal wealth ⓘ |
| oreType |
porphyry copper system
ⓘ
vein-type copper deposits ⓘ |
| partOf |
Butte Superfund site
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Butte mining district NERFINISHED ⓘ Butte-Anaconda mining region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| resourceType | metallic mineral resources ⓘ |
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