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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).
The Lavender Pit, Bisbee, Arizona. Berkeley Pit – former copper mine in Butte, Montana; now the largest and most expensive Superfund site in history; Bingham Canyon Mine – copper mine in Salt Lake County, Utah; largest man-made excavation on Earth; more commonly known as Kennecott Copper Mine; Chino Mine – copper mine in Grant County, New ...
Thousands of homes were destroyed in the Meaderville suburb and surrounding areas, McQueen and East Butte, to excavate the Berkeley Pit, which opened in 1954 [41] by Anaconda Copper. At the time, it was the largest truck-operated open pit copper mine in the United States. The Berkeley Pit grew with time until it bordered the Columbia Gardens.
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.
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 ...
Chapel Hill, located in the Triangle, is mentioned in passing a few times throughout the book, mostly as a source of conflict and distance between Kya and Tate, one of her love interests.
The Berkeley Pit, Butte, in May 1984. In 2006, Montana was the fourth-largest copper-producing state in the country. Butte, Montana was once the nation's most prolific copper-mining district. Miners first came to Butte in 1864 to mine placer gold. Hard rock silver mining began in 1874, then rich copper veins were discovered in 1882.
The fire in the area of Fisher's Pit in Berkeley Township has now burned approximately 200 acres, according to Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer. It was 100% contained as of Wednesday ...