Montana Resources employs approximately 350 employees - a proud and skilled workforce , heirs to a tradition of mining in Butte dating back to the 1870’s. Butte grew as an early urban industrial center in the Rocky Mountain West to become legend as The Mining City. Montana Resources, one of The Washington Companies, has operated in Butte since 1985, continuing the mining heritage here. We are proud to be a Montana company and accordingly value our beautiful environment and our friendly communities.