Orphan Girl Mine
World Museum of Mining
Useful Information
| Location: |
Butte
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| Open: |
APR to OCT daily 9-17:30 (last entrance at 16:30).
[2004]
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| Fee: |
Adults USD $7, Children (13-18), Children (5-12) USD 2, Seniors (65+) USD 6.
[2004]
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| Classification: |
Silver and Zinc, mining museum.
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| Light: |
electric.
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| Dimension: |
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| Guided tours: |
D=90min.
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| Bibliography: |
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| Address: |
Orphan Girl Mine, 155 Museum Way, P.O. Box 33, Butte, Montana 59703, Tel: +1-406-723-7211, Fax: +1-406-723-7211.
E-mail: 
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| Last update: | $Date: 2008/07/01 20:31:38 $ |
History
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| 1875 | mine opened. |
| 1956 | mine closed. |
Description
Orphan Girl Mine is long abandoned.
The mine was different from all other mines of Butte, which is a copper center.
Here silver and zinc were mined.
Also the mine is comparably cool, which means that it was very popular among the
miners.
The owner used this mine to show it to visitors and inverstors, as it was the
fewest strenuous.
Today the area of the mines is used by a mining museum, call itself World Museum
of Mining.
Seems the owners are really humble.
See also
