![]() To keep up with the ore supply, a third smelter was planned across the valley. The rebuilt Lower Works were operational by 1889 with a capacity to process 3,000 tons of ore daily. Shortly after completion, the Lower Works were destroyed by fire. The need for more smelting capacity from the Butte mine’s resulted in construction beginning on the Lower Works in 1887, one mile east of the Upper Works. In 1886, installing updated equipment increased capacity to 1,000 tons per day. Remnants of the Upper Works can be seen today when playing the front nine at Old Works. In September 1884 the Upper Works began production, with a capacity to treat 500 tons of ore daily. Haggin and others purchased the land on which the city of Anaconda and the Old Works were to be built. In 1883, an Irish immigrant, Marcus Daly backed by J.B. Due to my many experiences in the bunkers I can also tell you that hitting out of the slag was better than hitting out of conventional sand : ) The practice facilities at the course are also great. The slag is a by-product of the copper smelting process. After doing some field testing they confirmed that slag was an inert material that posed no risk so the bunkers are filled with black slag. During the initial design phase, Jack Nicklaus believed slag would add a historical aspect and wondered if the slag would be a viable alternative for bunker sand. It is a really nice course with interesting surrounds due to it’s mining history. ![]() ![]() Jack Nicklaus incorporated many historic relics in his Signature design. ![]() Like a Phoenix rising from the ashes, the Old Works Golf Course has been reborn on the site of Anaconda’s historic century old copper smelter. We travelled thirty minutes from Butte to Anaconda to play the Old Works Golf Course which is a Jack Nicklaus Signature design. ![]()
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