He returned to Butte when his father was terminally ill with cancer, enrolled at the Montana School of ... management position with the Anaconda Co. at a copper mine in Iran, worked for Lornex ...

Montana underwent a remarkable transformation that left a lasting impact on the state’s political landscape, citizenry, and environment.

The town of Anaconda ... Daly (one of Montana's "Copper Kings"), Anaconda was the site of the area's leading copper smelter. This smelter processed copper ore from the rich mines in nearby ...

Gardner persuaded Dennis Washington to buy the Butte mine in 1985 and then served as president of Montana Resources.