Government record on Montana mines 1915 report summary
The 1915 government expert report on Montana mining notes high activity and rising profits due to metal price increases. It cites vast silver and copper outputs, new machinery and methods lowering costs, and major payrolls in Butte. Hydroelectric power projects near Great Falls and Thompson Falls boosted operations as 93 mines ran at varying scales in 1915.
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Montana
Washington
Butte
Anaconda Company
Butte District
Volta
Great Falls
Missouri River
Thompson Falls
Clark Fork
Columbia ‘River
Chicago, Milkee & St. Paul Railway
Monana
Silver Bow County 1914 1916 Vduction Record
Fragmentary OCR notes refer to Silver Bow County Montana with scattered numbers from 1914 1916. Limited legible items include 1918 reference and a string of figures, offering insufficient context to form a full, coherent news item.
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Silver Bow County
Mont
Detailed Montana mine output shows 1915 gains and plant upgrades
Montana mining report details placer and lode production for 1915. Amalgamation and cyanidation yielded over 5,198 ounces of gold and 2,020 ounces of silver from 504 tons processed, with per ton gold values and tonnage figures cited. Major plant overhauls at Washoe and Great Falls include copper refinery and electrolytic zinc work, with total improvements near six million dollars.
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Morana
Montana
Washoe
Anaconda Copper Company
Great Falls
Anaconda
Butte of Summit Valley
Hutte
Great Oh
Agers
Amde Creek
Reliance
Moose Creek
Oneida
Camp Creek
Highland District
Butte
Summit Valley
North Butte
Pilot Butte
New Works
Nepal
1915 Copper and Silver Output From Montana Mines
The 1915 summary shows North Butte and Butte Superior operations producing 19,235,285 pounds of refined copper and 940,631.66 ounces of silver with 1,121.08 ounces of gold. North Butte mined 378,105 dry tons. 665 dry tons came from mine water copper precipitates. Zinc and lead concentrates were yielded at Butte Superior, with intense development across Granite Mountain, Davis Daly, Elm Orlu, and Hast Butte plants. Dividends to stockholders totaled $387,000.
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North Butte
America
Granite Mountain
Davis Daly
Butte-Superior
Divid
Elm Orlu
Many
Timber Butte
Hast Butte Pitt, Mont
Dutton-Pittsmont
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