Copper prices soar above $6 per pound, creating record profits for Butte's mining operations as electric vehicle demand and ...

Montana’s highest court upheld the Department of Natural Resources and Conservation permit for the Black Butte Copper Mine. Now the project can proceed as planned. Montana Trout Unlimited, one of the ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. Earlier this month, mining company Montana Resources discovered that a fire hydrant hooked up to ...

Copper prices soar above $6 per pound, creating record profits for Butte's mining operations as electric vehicle demand and ...

Payday came this week for Tim Shields, Dan Mueller, Tyke Galle and Jesse Cleverly. Perched on the dirt plateau at Montana Resources, the men took a break from repairing machinery to look over their ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. BUTTE — A class-action lawsuit was filed Monday in Butte-Silver Bow District Court against ...

Note: Jim Killoy is a 2025 Butte Local Heroes honoree. Every year, The Montana Standard partners with community groups and organizations to identify and honor locals that go above and beyond for Butte ...

It would dwarf the Berkeley Pit: A hole blasted and dug into the Alaskan landscape about a half-mile deep and 2.5 miles across. What could go wrong in the pursuit of what's touted as the largest known ...

BUTTE, Mont. – Paige Layne was several weeks into her new job as a security guard – standing watch outside the civic center in her hometown of Butte, Montana – when she found out exactly what it was ...