Where is everyone #5

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  1. Big Road Skateboard

    Big Road Skateboard Road Train Member

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    I've watched that movie in the last year. Never knew that. Pretty cool. I'll have to do some research.
     
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  3. stwik

    stwik Road Train Member

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    In Schofield/Weston Wisconsin freezing what’s left of my brain cells out
     
  4. TX2Day

    TX2Day Medium Load Member

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    Come morning it is suppose to be deadly cold. Bundle up.
     
  5. cke

    cke Road Train Member

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    Those are some pretty cool pictures.
     
  6. cke

    cke Road Train Member

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    And it’s only gonna get colder for the next 3 days.
     
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  7. Razororange

    Razororange Road Train Member

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    Sounds like another good time to run away south. In Beloit tonight heading for SC again.
     
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  8. TX2Day

    TX2Day Medium Load Member

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    I look at the two pictures at the bottom and realize there were a lot of men like "Big John". Not moving coal here but with the help of explosives, moving rock so the countries advancement could continue.

    Thank you John.
     
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  9. tramm01

    tramm01 Road Train Member

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    Butte was where the big mine is and Anaconda was where the smelter was I believe
     
  10. TX2Day

    TX2Day Medium Load Member

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    Anaconda Copper Mine (Montana)

    This article is about the copper mine in Montana. For the copper mine in Nevada, see Anaconda Copper Mine (Nevada).
    The Anaconda Copper Mine was a large copper mine in Butte, Montana that closed operations in 1947 and was eventually consumed by the Berkeley Pit, a vast open-pit mine.[1] Originally a silver mine, it was bought for $30,000 in 1881 by an Irish immigrant named Marcus Daly from Michael Hickey, a Civil War veteran, and co-owner Charles X. Larabie.[1] From this beginning Daly, along with partners George Hearst, James Ben Ali Haggin and Lloyd Tevis, created the Anaconda Copper Mining Company, which ultimately became a global mining enterprise that would go on to mine 18 billion pounds of copper over 100 years.[1] At the height of The Anaconda Copper Mining Company, it consisted of the Anaconda and other Butte mines, a smelter at Anaconda, Montana, processing plants in Great Falls, Montana, the American Brass Company, and many other properties spanning multiple countries.[2]

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    Anaconda headframes overlooking the city of Butte. HAER photo
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    Chalcocite replacing covellite, said to be found in 1883, in the early days of mining at Butte. Size 8.0 x 6.3 x 3.6 cm.
    The Anaconda Copper Mining Company was acquired by ARCO in 1977.[3]

    F. Augustus Heinze, an investor who had come to Montana to capitalize on the mining industry, used the apex theory in several lawsuits to lay claim to ore from the Anaconda Mines.[1] Heinze purchased a small parcel of unclaimed land on top of Butte Hill. In actions upheld by several Butte judges, he was able to take copper ore that was in the Anaconda company's shafts. After years of losing lawsuits to Heinze, the company shut down all operations in the state. They put nearly 80% of the state workforce out of work in order to force the state legislature to adopt a "change of venue" provision for lawsuits. Eventually, the company bought out all of Heinze's properties.

    The Anaconda Copper Mining Company's smelter and refinery was a major industrial site in Montana that operated for over a century:
    Location
    The site is located in Cascade County, Montana, along the Missouri River, near the community of Black Eagle.
    History
    Construction of the first smelter began in 1892 by the Boston & Montana Consolidated Copper and Silver Mining Company. The Anaconda Copper Mining Company bought the property in 1910. Atlantic Richfield Company (ARCO) purchased the site in 1977 and halted production in 1980. The smelter facilities were dismantled soon after.
    Operations
    The site produced copper, zinc, arsenic, and cadmium. The refinery also produced copper rods, wires, and cables, as well as aluminum rods, wires, and cables.
    Contamination
    The site's operations contaminated the soil, groundwater, and surface water with hazardous chemicals. The refinery's smokestacks released lead, arsenic, and other metals into the air.
    Superfund site
    The site is now the largest Superfund site in the country. A cleanup deal went into effect in February 2023, with a goal to complete active remediation by 2027.
    Anaconda Copper Company smelter stack
    The stack is one of the tallest free-standing brick structures in the world, standing at 585 feet. It's listed in the National Register of Historic Places and can be viewed from a distance.
     
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  11. tramm01

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    Interesting—but it left out a big part of the story— you ought to read some of the story about Denny Washington
     
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