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22 mine disasters of 5 or more fatalities have occurred in Montana.
This is the 9th highest for any state.

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Date Mine Name Location Mineral Disaster Cause Killed Report
06/08/1917 Granite Mountain View the planets for this day Butte, MT Copper Fire 163 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
02/27/1943 Smith No. 3 View the planets for this day Bearcreek, MT Bituminous Explosion 74 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
01/16/1895 Butte Hardware View the planets for this day Butte, MT Bituminous Explosives 57
02/14/1916 Pennsylvania View the planets for this day Butte, MT Copper Fire 21
10/19/1915 Granite Mountain View the planets for this day Butte, MT Copper Explosives 16 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
11/03/1891 Anaconda View the planets for this day Butte, MT Copper Pwd Haulage 9 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
05/14/1892 Anaconda View the planets for this day Butte, MT Copper Cave-in 9
04/21/1893 Silver Bow No. 2 View the planets for this day Butte, MT Copper Fire 9
04/18/1896 Broadwater View the planets for this day Neihart, MT Silver Explosives 9
11/06/1903 Kearsarge View the planets for this day Virginia City, MT Gold Fire 9
11/20/1908 Red Lodge View the planets for this day Red Lodge, MT Bituminous Fire 9
06/07/1906 Rocky Fork View the planets for this day Red Lodge, MT Bituminous Fire 8
07/17/1917 Three Forks Quarry View the planets for this day Trident, MT Gypsum Explosives 8
04/08/1896 Hope View the planets for this day Basin, MT Gold Fire 7
05/12/1905 Cora View the planets for this day Butte, MT Copper Explosives 7
11/23/1889 Anaconda View the planets for this day Butte, MT Copper Fire 6 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
04/11/1896 Anaconda View the planets for this day Butte, MT Copper Explosives 6
01/18/1911 Keating View the planets for this day Radersburg, MT Gold Explosives 6 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
02/16/1881 Belmont View the planets for this day Belmont, MT Copper Fire 6 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
09/03/1911 Butte-Superior View the planets for this day Butte, MT Zinc Hoisting 6 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
02/25/1904 Minnie Healey View the planets for this day Butte, MT Copper Cave-in 5
04/23/1913 Leonard View the planets for this day Butte, MT Copper Hoisting 5 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
 

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