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Berkeley Pit

The 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 maximum depth of 1,780 feet (540 m). It is filled to a depth of about 900 feet (270 m) with water that is acidic (4.1 - 4.5 pH level), about the acidity of beer or…

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Location
Butte, Silver Bow, Montana
CERCLIS ID
MTD980502777
Contaminants
Arsenic, cadmium, copper, zinc, lead
Listed
8 September 1983
Proposed
30 December 1982

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Berkeley Pit

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related to Important dates · 26
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related to External links · 16
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related to history · 8
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related to Pollution, toxicity, and cleanup · 7
Berkeley Pit → Butte Mine Flooding Operable, Environmental Protection Agency Superfund, Silver Bow Creek/Butte Area, Superfund, The, The Berkeley Pit, Unit
related to Water · 7
Berkeley Pit → Blacktail Creek, For, It, Silver Bow Creek, The, The Berkeley Pit, This
Location · 2
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Berkeley Pit → former open pit copper mine in the western United States, low spot and acts like a sump for contaminated water
related to Photos · 2
Berkeley Pit → Butte Montana, The Berkeley Pit
CERCLIS ID · 1
Berkeley Pit → MTD980502777
Contaminants · 1
Berkeley Pit → Arsenic, cadmium, copper, zinc, lead

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Berkeley PitCERCLIS IDMTD9805027771.00infobox
Berkeley PitContaminantsArsenic, cadmium, copper, zinc, lead1.00infobox
Berkeley PitListed8 September 19831.00infobox
Berkeley PitLocationButte, Silver Bow, Montana1.00infobox
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Berkeley PitProposed30 December 19821.00infobox
Berkeley Pitis aformer open pit copper mine in the western United States0.90text
Berkeley Pitis alow spot and acts like a sump for contaminated water0.90text
Phoenix Wailersinstance ofDeterrents0.80text
a type of noise machineinstance ofDeterrents0.80text
and propane cannons that mimic gunshots are placed around the rim of the pit to keep birds from landinginstance ofDeterrents0.80text
berkeleydioneinstance ofNatural products0.80text

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