Anaconda Company | American company | Britannica
Anaconda Company, former American mining company, for much of the 20th century one of the largest mining companies in the world. Originally producing copper, it later moved into other metals, including aluminum, silver, and uranium, as well as numerous related operations.In 1977 it became a subsidiary of the Atlantic Richfield Company.. In 1880 Marcus Daly, an Irish immigrant, and a group of ...