Anaconda

Identifier

1.03934

Title

Anaconda

Scope and contents

Item is a photograph of a sign in front of the Anaconda Company in Montana (U.S.A.). The photo is a snapshot that shows the sign in the foreground and the company's mining operations in the background including a tall stack that was designed to discharge exhaust gases from the smelter is visible in the image. The Anaconda Company, which began its mining venture in 1884, was involved in copper smelting for almost a century until it closed in 1980. The Anaconda Company, which is a subsidiary of Atlantic Richfield Company (ARCO) and is one of the largest mining companies in America, produces copper, aluminum, silver, and also uranium. Anaconda's first copper mine and smelter, however, was established in Montana. The sign in the image reads "PRIVATE PROPERTY THE ANACONDA COMPANY".

Date

May 1979

Spatial Coverage

Anaconda (Mont.)

Subject

Mines and mineral resources--Montana

Names

Anaconda Company

Physical description

1 photograph : col. slide (Ektachrome) ; 35 mm

Related materials

Related article appeared on pages 8 and 9 of UBCIC News vol. 2, no. 1 (April 1979), entitled "Indian Environmental Council Fights Uranium Mining".

UBCIC News - volume 2, number 1 (April, 1979)

Statement of Responsibility

Basil, Steven (photographer)

Rights

Rights Holder

Copyright held by Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs

To request permission for use or copies please contact the UBCIC Library and Archives.

General notes

Title transcribed from label on slide page containing slide

Date is between May and June 14, 1979.

Last Modified

August 15, 2024