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 ...

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 ...

The county's draft comments on the consent decree call for more details to be spelled out to make sure the toxic water is properly treated in perpetuity and taxpayers aren't left to pay any bills.

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 ...

The Berkeley Pit has been a festering sore since 1982, when, the Anaconda Copper Co. closed the open-pit mine, turned off the pumps and let water fill it.

BUTTE — The area surrounding the Berkeley Pit — a man-made lake of toxic water in Butte that would likely kill a human or animal that drank from it — is teeming with life.

Re: George Ochenski's recent editorial (Missoulian Nov. 9) concerning the Berkeley Pit. I agree the tailings should go back into the pit. However there are two caveats. 1. It won't ...