Link: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berkeley_Pit
Description: WebThe Berkeley Pit is a former open pit copper mine in the western United States, located in Butte, Montana. It is one mile (1.6 km) long by one-half mile (800 m) wide, with an approximate depth of 1,780 feet (540 m).
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Link: https://pitwatch.org/
Description: WebMar 6, 2023 · PitWatch.org is the online home of the Berkeley Pit Public Education Committee. This volunteer committee educates residents, students, and the general public about the environmental management of the Berkeley Pit. Information includes the geology, hydrology, current events, and ongoing academic research associated with the …
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Link: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/berkeley-pit
Description: WebFeb 22, 2010 · The Berkeley Pit is a former open-pit copper mine in Butte, Montana and now one of the only places in the world where you can pay to see toxic waste. The sheer scale of the site is something to...
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Link: https://pitwatch.org/visit/
Description: WebView the Berkeley Pit from a platform on the southwest rim. The viewing stand offers a look at the Berkeley Pit lake and surrounding historic and active mine workings. Admission Fee. Open June – September. For hours and open dates please call (406) 723-3177.
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Link: https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/a-once-powerful-montana-mining-town-warily-awaits-final-cleanup-of-its-toxic-past/2020/02/09/514c4220-4943-11ea-bdbf-1dfb23249293_story.html
Description: WebFeb 9, 2020 · February 10, 2020 at 7:00 a.m. EST. The Berkeley Pit, a toxic vestige of copper mining in Butte, Mont., is the centerpiece of the nation’s largest Superfund complex. Further cleanup of it and...
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Link: https://history.wisc.edu/publications/the-city-that-ate-itself-butte-montana-and-its-expanding-berkeley-pit/
Description: WebBrian James Leech provides a social and environmental history of Butte, Montana’s Berkeley Pit, an open-pit mine which operated from 1955 to 1982. Using oral history interviews and archival finds, The City That Ate Itself explores the lived experience of open-pit copper mining at Butte’s infamous Berkeley Pit.
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Link: https://discoveringmontana.com/berkeley-pit/
Description: WebMar 4, 2023 · Hours: 9 AM to 5 PM every day. Seasons: The pit is open March through November. Contact Number: 406-497-6264. Email: [email protected]. Website: https://pitwatch.org/ Getting There. The Berkeley Pit is a short drive from Butte, Montana. It is on the east end of Park Street near uptown Butte.
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Link: https://www.visitmt.com/listings/general/landmark/berkeley-pit
Description: WebThe Berkeley Pit is 7,000 feet long, 5,600 feet wide and 1,600 feet deep from the high wall on the north side just below the Kelley mine. Present day visitors can view the mine from a platform located above it. The viewing stand offers …
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Link: https://pitwatch.org/faqs/
Description: WebThe Berkeley Pit is a man-made depression formed by 30 years of open pit mining. Open pit mining is a surface mining technique that extracts minerals from an open pit in the ground. This technique is used to extract ore close to the surface.
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Link: https://www.visittheusa.com/experience/berkeley-pit
Description: WebThe Berkeley Pit is a former open-pit copper mine in Butte, Montana and now one of the only places in the world where you can pay to see toxic waste. The sheer scale of the site is something to behold. In aerial photos, it appears simply as a huge black splotch.
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