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Butte, Butte District, Silver Bow Co., Montana, USA

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Anselmo Headframe

Anselmo Mine, Butte, Butte District, Silver Bow Co., Montana, USA

The Anselmo Headframe in June 2001. Photographed by Karl Volkman
 © Karl Volkman04/05Photo ID: 124390    View Count: 425

Anselmo Headframe

Anselmo Mine, Butte, Butte District, Silver Bow Co., Montana, USA

The Headframe taken on 8-7-94 from the south. Photo taken by Donald Volkman
 © Karl Volkman04/05Photo ID: 124391    View Count: 267

Belmont Ore bins

Belmont Mine, Butte, Butte District, Silver Bow Co., Montana, USA

The Belmont ore bins on February 6, 1929 with a Butte, Anaconda, and Pacific ore train loading for the trip to the smelter at Anaconda, note the steam from the cars at the far left. The ore bins are being expanded on the right.
 © Karl Volkman04/05Photo ID: 124393    View Count: 322

Butte (1911 or earlier)

Butte, Butte District, Silver Bow Co., Montana, USA

Old postcard, postmarked 1911.
Photo ID: 223604    View Count: 33

Construction of the Belmont Boilerplant

Belmont Mine, Butte, Butte District, Silver Bow Co., Montana, USA

Construction of the Belmont Mine boilerplant circa 3-22-28. The structure at the right of the photo is the tramway from the headframe to the orebins. The original picture is in the World Museum of Mining collections.
 © Karl Volkman04/05Photo ID: 124394    View Count: 226

Diamon Shaft headframe

Diamond Mine, Butte, Butte District, Silver Bow Co., Montana, USA

The Diamond shaft Headframe circa 8-7-94. Picture taken by Donald Volkman.
 © Karl Volkman04/05Photo ID: 124388    View Count: 299

Green Mountain Mines (ca. 1910)

Green Mountain Mine, Butte, Butte District, Silver Bow Co., Montana, USA

Old postcard view.
Photo ID: 220312    View Count: 32

Infill of the pit

Berkeley Pit, Butte, Butte District, Silver Bow Co., Montana, USA

Looking southwest at the infilled area where the Anaconda Mine was located. The area was mined out in the 60's and then subsequently backfilled. The headframe is the Kelley Mine. Photographed by Donald Volkman 1982.
 © Karl Volkman04/05Photo ID: 124385    View Count: 343

Leonard mine 1972

Leonard Mine, Butte, Butte District, Silver Bow Co., Montana, USA

A view of the Leonard mine complex in 1972. Note the Drill rigs on the lower bench. Photo by Donald Volkman
 © Karl Volkman04/05Photo ID: 124387    View Count: 396

Looking East across the Hill

Butte, Butte District, Silver Bow Co., Montana, USA

Looking east across Butte Hill to the Continental Divide and Continental Pit. Photo taken by Donald Volkman circa the late 1980's.
 © Karl Volkman04/05Photo ID: 124392    View Count: 337
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