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Jun 4, 2021 Butte, Montana is one of the most historically significant cities in the state. Initial interest in the area's underground silver and gold led to the town's founding in 1872. But copper, which was in high demand due to the advent of electrical wiring and World War II, ultimately led to Butte's early 1900s prosperity. And the vast copper resources mined from Butte led to its popular nickname as the " Richest Hill on Earth.” The booming copper industry made Butte one of the largest cities in the American West during the early 1900s. The money to be made in Butte’s mining industr...

Several companies are partnering to try to make North Dakota a hydrogen “hub” that would harness the state’s abundant natural gas resources.

How about a little puppet mojo to lift the sagging spirits? Let your imagination go for a romp in the puppet world this Saturday, May 15, at The Myrna Loy Puppet Festival: Part Two, with two shows of puppet shorts: 11 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. From shadow puppetry to suitcase theatre, to large scale effigy puppets and cart puppetry -- there is a delightful sample of puppetry storytelling styles to experience. And it’s all created by Helena’s very own, very talented crew of puppet makers and puppeteers. Take a walk on the wildly imaginative side and meet an owl who’s friends with a fis...

Rolling Stone Menu The Battle for the Soul of Montana A copper mine threatens the iconic Smith River. It will bring jobs and the copper needed for a renewable-energy future, but is it worth the risk to one of the last pristine waterways? By Geologist Jerry Zieg grew up next to the Smith River in central Montana, on the ranch his family has owned for five generations. The river irrigated their land. He learned to fish from its pristine bounty of westslope cutthroat trout. The river’s russet canyon walls, with 1,000-year-old pictographs drawn by the Besant and...

MICHAEL CAST Like a kid in a candy store, U.S. Rep. Matt Rosendale toured the Montana Resources mine in Butte Friday. “When do I push the plunger?” said the Republican congressman, a reference to blowing the dynamite in the pit. In his first ever tour of the mine, Rosendale saw the active Continental Pit, the shovel and haul trucks operating at full steam, and the mill. He didn’t make it to the Berkeley Pit on this trip. Rosendale inquired about ore grade, and asked how it compared to the proposed Black Butte mine. Black Butte is a controversial underground copper m...