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BERKELEY PIT
NEWS 
& NOTES

AUTUMN 2006
Bioprospecting in the Berkeley Pit
Can algae clean the Berkeley Pit?


SPRING 2006
Meet the 2006 Science Fair Award Winners
Water chemistry varies with depth


FALL 2005
Will the Berkeley Pit Overflow?
Improvements planned soon at Berkeley Pit Viewing Stand
Earthquakes did not affect Pit


SPRING 2005
Can the Pit withstand an earthquake?
Meet Our 2005 science fair winners

FALL 2004

Berkeley Pit Myth Versus Fact
Migratory Bird Protection Plan Working


SPRING 2004

Berkeley Pit Myth Versus Fact
Is Montana Resources Mining the Berkeley Pit?
 Meet Our 2004 science fair winners


FALL 2003

Changes in Store for the Berkeley Pit Viewing Stand
Mine Resumption Affects Treatment Plant Operations


SPRING 2003

Priority Soils: The Other Superfund cleanup project in the Butte area
Meet Our Science Fair Winners


FALL 2002

New Exhibit In the Works at the Berkeley Pit Viewing Stand
Mine Flooding Consent Decree Signed by Federal Judge
Butte Students Explore Pit Clean Up, Win National Awards


SPRING 2002


Meet our Science Fair Winners
Consent Decree Announced
Horseshoe Bend Plant Construction Plans Announced


FALL 2001

Tailings Covered to Prevent Blowing Dust
Horseshoe Bend Water Treatment Update

APRIL 2001

Update On Plans To Treat Horseshoe Bend Water
Meet Our 2001 Science Fair Winners
 
OCTOBER 2000

Mine Suspension Changes Treatment Plans
Berkeley Pit is the "Olympics" of Testing Treatment Technology

APRIL 2000

Meet Our Science Fair Winners
Update on Montana Resources' Copper Recovery Effort
Ongoing Research Projects at the Pit
Waterfowl Mitigation Plan

OCTOBER 1999

Pit Facts At a Glance
Pit Facts Comparison

APRIL 1999

Monitoring Well Update
Age-old Technology Yields Copper from Berkeley Pit Water
Mine-water Mining Part of Butte History
Chemistry Corner

OCTOBER 1998

Bureau of Mines Publishes 15-year Report on Mine Flooding
Learning about The West Camp
High Water History

APRIL 1998

Active Mining in Butte and The Berkeley Pit

OCTOBER 1997

Meet Our Science Fair Winners
Horseshoe Bend Contingency Plan taking shape
A Tale of Two Aquifers

APRIL 1997

Bird Protection Plan Working