Anaconda Copper Mining Company

Marcus Daly was born on December 5, 1841, in Ballyjamesduff, County Cavan, Ireland, one of the children of a small farming family. He emigrated to the United States as a young man, worked his way west, and learned mining in Nevada, where he gained experience in the great silver mines of the Comstock Lode. There he also formed lasting business connections, including his friendship with the California mining investor George Hearst.