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West, Montana

Butte MT

Richest hill on earth

Old dump ground Inferred from historyRestricted
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What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Old bottlesOld bottles
Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals
Nails and fittingsNails and fittings

Also reported: bitters.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Sheila Sund (CC BY 2.0), Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0), North Lincolnshire Museum, Martin Foreman, (CC BY 2.0).

Why this spot

Butte copper-and-silver city

Historical inference; no documented digs found.

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

Open shaftsTailings, remote high-country ground
check land status first.

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