Butte Montana

The annual Evel Knievel event has lots to offer!

Di would look fabulous in a Pink Caddy!

I am not crazy about the paint job on this Vette!

Mining gave Butte an important place in our history.  There are over 1000 shafts going for miles and miles below ground.

This is the "Berkeley Pit".  It looks like they mined minerals above ground too.

The "Richest Hill on Earth" was given to this area in the late 19th century.

Railroads were built to Butte to haul the ore to the east.  Population soared to 100,000.

Gold and Silver were soon exhausted and copper became the mineral of importance.

From 1880 through 2005, the mines of the Butte district have produced more than 9.6 million tonnes (metric ton) of copper, 2.1 million tonnes of zinc, 1.6 million tonnes of manganese, 381 thousand tonnes of lead, 87 thousand tonnes of molybdenum, 715 million troy ounces of silver, and 2.9 million ounces of gold.

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