Page 5 - Berkeley Pit News Today

The Department of Defense has encouraged the Montana Mining Association and West Virginia University to pursue funding that could help the Berkeley Pit become a source of rare earth elements.

There was once a time when everything we did in journalism was for a print newspaper. How times have changed.

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 o

Atlantic Richfield/BP said Thursday night that initial analysis suggests the Berkeley Pit could be an appropriate Superfund repository for the bulk of contaminated wastes from the Silver Bow Creek Corridor.

FRONTIER INSTITUTE: If we choose to mine and build again, Montana’s days as the nation’s Treasure State are far from over.

The Repository Siting Committee will meet Thursday night to continue discussion of possible sites for a wastes repository in Butte to accept contaminated materials for federal Superfund areas.

These 5 manmade holes have proven themselves to be testaments to the human will and skill of engineering, all in all making up over 10 miles of deep excavation. Lucky for us here in the United States, Montana and Utah feature two entries on the list—and you may not expect them.

Officials in Butte continue to investigate the feasibility of using the Berkeley Pit as a repository for ongoing superfund cleanup of the Mining City.

FRONTIER INSTITUTE: If we choose to mine and build again, Montana’s days as the nation’s Treasure State are far from over.

FRONTIER INSTITUTE: If we choose to mine and build again, Montana’s days as the nation’s Treasure State are far from over.