Copper King William Clark's Colorado Smelter and Butte Reduction Works was the largest ore-processing facility in Butte around the turn of the 20th century. Here and at right, the facility and the mine tailings waste it generated can be seen circa 1906.
Copper King William Clark's Colorado Smelter and Butte Reduction Works was the largest ore-processing facility in Butte around the turn of the 20th century. Here and at right, the facility and the mine tailings waste it generated can be seen circa 1906.

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Copper King William Clark’s Colorado Smelter and Butte Reduction Works was the largest ore-processing facility in Butte around the turn of the 20th century. Here and at right, the facility and the mine tailings waste it generated can be seen circa 1906.

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