BUTTE, Mont. — In Butte, prospects of the Berkeley Pit being used to contain hundreds of thousands of cubic yards of mine waste are gaining momentum. A draft screening report outlining pros and cons ...

BUTTE, Mont. — Officials in Butte continue to investigate the feasibility of using the Berkeley Pit as a repository for ongoing superfund cleanup of the Mining City. During a meeting regarding ...

At the Berkeley Pit, researchers hope to extract valuable metals to increase U.S. production of rare earths used in electric cars, medical advances and national defense. Ongoing extraction inside the ...

The Berkeley Pit in Butte, Montana, has been a source of environmental concern for decades, as its waters—highly acidic and teeming with toxins—have seeped into the surrounding area. But today, this ...

Josh Bryson of Atlantic Richfield/BP confirmed Thursday night that analysis to date suggests the Berkeley Pit is the preferred option for a repository to receive contaminated materials from Superfund ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. A Montana legislative committee unanimously voted Wednesday to petition the U.S. Congress to ...

A Montana Tech student is getting the go-ahead to build a one-of-a-kind remote control device that will allow an unmanned boat to float on the Berkeley Pit. The boat will be used by the Montana Bureau ...

A portrait of the past and present of the Berkeley Pit a former copper mine in Butte Montana and the largest body of contaminated water in the United States Through handmanipulated original and found ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. The Montana Environmental Quality Council at its Dec. 2 meeting, approved a letter requesting ...