1942 Copper Mine Workers Drilling in Butte Montana

This vintage image reveals workers drilling in the ore body of a copper mine in Butte, Montana. Taken in September 1942, it documents the operations of the Anaconda Copper Mining Company during a critical time in U.S. industrial history. This piece offers insight into the labor and technology of early 20th-century mining.

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