April 15, 2026 @ 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Park City Museum and Friends of Ski Mountain Mining History will host a lecture called The Ferris-Haggarty Mine and Boston & Wyoming Smelter given by Mark Danninger on Wednesday, April 15, 2026 from 5-6 p.m. held at the Education and Collections Center located at 2079 Sidewinder Drive. More information can be found at www.parkcityhistory.org.
The Ferris-Haggarty Mine and the related Boston & Wyoming Smelter were located in the Encampment, Wyoming area and supplied copper for the burgeoning electrification of the United States. The mine and smelter (including a mill/concentrator) were the only sizeable copper operations in Wyoming in the history of the state and operated from the 1890’s until 1907. It is a remarkable story of determination and optimism which resulted in a successful albeit short-lived mining and processing operation in a very remote location.
Mark is a mining engineer with over 30 years’ experience in underground mining, maintenance, welding, project management, safety and consulting. He holds Bachelor’s Degrees in Mining Engineering and Welding Engineering, as well as a Master’s Degree in Physical Metallurgy, all from Montana Tech., in Butte, Montana. His is a long-term resident of Park City.