World Museum of Mining, Mining museum in Butte, Montana, United States
The World Museum of Mining covers 22 acres with 50 exhibit buildings and 15 historic structures displaying industrial mining equipment and artifacts from the region.
The Orphan Girl Mine, established in 1875, produced silver until the 1950s and now serves as the foundation for this educational institution founded in 1963.
Hell Roarin' Gulch recreates an 1890s mining town with structures including a Chinese laundry, bank, union hall, schoolhouse, and general store representing immigrant life.
Visitors can reserve guided tours to descend 100 feet into the mine shaft, examine original equipment in the hoist house, and explore mineral collections.
The museum maintains a memorial wall listing over 2,500 miners who lost their lives, preserving their names and contributions to local mining operations.
Location: Montana
Address: 155 Museum Way, Butte, MT 59701 59703 59703
Phone: +14067237211
Email: info@miningmuseum.org
Website: https://miningmuseum.org
GPS coordinates: 46.00964,-112.56530
Latest update: March 2, 2025 21:12
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