Butte still mines copper. Here is how the business works next to the Berkeley Pit
The Berkeley Pit closed in 1982, but copper and molybdenum mining never left Butte. Montana Resources runs the Continental Pit just to the east.
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Sleeping in W.A. Clark’s house: the Copper King Mansion as a family business
Copper baron William A. Clark built his Butte mansion in the 1880s. Since the 1950s it has been owned by one family and run as tours and a bed and breakfast.
Evel Knievel: the Butte daredevil who turned crashing into a career
Robert Craig Knievel grew up in Butte, took the nickname Evel and became the most famous motorcycle stunt performer in the world. Butte still celebrates him every summer.