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  2. Berkeley Pit - Wikipedia

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    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).

  3. Anaconda Copper Mine (Montana) - Wikipedia

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    The Anaconda Copper Mine was a large copper mine in Butte, Montana that closed operations in 1947 and was eventually consumed by the Berkeley Pit, a vast open-pit mine. [1] Originally a silver mine, it was bought for $30,000 in 1881 by an Irish immigrant named Marcus Daly from Michael Hickey, a Civil War veteran, and co-owner Charles X. Larabie ...

  4. Anaconda Copper - Wikipedia

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    ARCO closed the Berkeley Pit and shut off the deep pumps in 1982, allowing the pit and mines to fill with water. The Continental Pit, the last active Anaconda mining property in Butte, was closed in 1982, but resumed mining in the early 2000's. Six years after ARCO acquired rights to the "Richest Hill on Earth", Butte's mines were completely idle.

  5. History of Butte, Montana - Wikipedia

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    The Berkeley Pit in 1984. Anaconda ceased mining at the Continental Pit in 1983. Montana Resources LLP bought the property and reopened the Continental Pit in 1986. The company stopped mining in 2000, but resumed in 2003 with higher metal prices, and continues at last report, employing 346 people.

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  7. List of copper mines in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Victoria Copper Mining Company Closed in 1921 C&H: Calumet, Houghton County, Michigan: C&H Mining Co. Native Copper Closed in the late 1960s Anaconda: Butte, Silver Bow County, Montana: Anaconda Copper: Closed since 1947 Berkeley Pit: Butte, Silver Bow County, Montana: Anaconda Copper: Porphyry copper: Closed in 1982; now a superfund site and ...

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  9. Auditor (dog) - Wikipedia

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    Auditor (also The Auditor; before 1986 – November 19, 2003 [1]) was a feral dog who lived on Montana Resources properties surrounding the Berkeley Pit, an open pit copper mine and Superfund site in Butte, Montana. First seen at the mine in 1986, the shaggy dog typically avoided human contact.

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