Anaconda Emerges as Key Montana Industrial City
Anaconda ranks as a major Montana industrial hub hosting the world’s largest copper ore smelter and reducing plant. The city processes ore mined in Montana and anchors the state’s early and modern industrial story.
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Washoe Smelter Vital to Copper Supply in U S and World
The Washoe Smelter accounts for 16 percent of United States copper consumption and 9 percent of world production. About 2,500 workers are employed across its departments with a monthly payroll between $450000 and $500000. The Anaconda cityhood began in 1884 with William L Hoge as its first mayor.
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