I was at the Quartzsite Mineral Show this past winter and met a guy that was selling hundreds of natural copper nuggets and specimens. Most of the pieces ranged from a few ounces up to several pounds. He was getting a handsome price for them too, and they were clearly selling quite well. Honestly I […]
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Copper Mines of Butte, Montana: The Richest Hill on Earth
Legend says that new emigrants to this country were often told, “Don’t stop in America, go straight to Butte.” At its inception in the 1870s, Butte consisted of just a few mining camps. When copper and silver was discovered, the end of the decade saw Butte becoming a big, energetic city, with each new day […]