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View the Berkeley Pit from a platform on the southwest rim. The viewing stand offers a look at the Berkeley Pit lake and surrounding historic and active mine workings. Admission Fee. Open June – September. For hours and open dates please call (406) 723-3177.
Note the concentration of shafts and tunnels in the area. Photo courtesy of the Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology (MBMG). We created an interactive timeline to educate viewers on the Berkeley Pit's history that stretches from 1955 to 1982. Learn about Berkeley Pit history here.
Oct 2, 2019 · This week, for the first time ever, once toxic water from the Berkeley Pit, the abandoned open pit copper mine in Butte, is being treated and released into the headwaters of the Clark Fork River. It’s Monday afternoon and I’m standing on the banks of Silver Bow Creek in the center of Butte with Ron Halsey, an operations manager for Atlantic ...
Mar 4, 2023 · Hours: 9 AM to 5 PM every day. Seasons: The pit is open March through November. Contact Number: 406-497-6264. Email: info@pitwatch.org. Website: https://pitwatch.org/ Getting There. The Berkeley Pit is a short drive from Butte, Montana. It is on the east end of Park Street near uptown Butte.
The Berkeley Pit is a former open-pit copper mine in Butte, Montana and now one of the only places in the world where you can pay to see toxic waste. The sheer scale of the site is something to behold. In aerial photos, it appears simply as a huge black splotch.
The Berkeley Mine Pit is the most expensive site on the EPA’s superfund list, filled with water so acidic it can dissolve the propeller of a boat. Butte, Montana’s history is inseparably tied to mining. A gift shop on the outskirts of town sits next to a massive man-made pit filled with 40 billion gallons of water.
The Berkeley Pit is 7,000 feet long, 5,600 feet wide and 1,600 feet deep from the high wall on the north side just below the Kelley mine. Present day visitors can view the mine from a platform located above it. The viewing stand offers a look at the Berkeley Pit, which is filling with water.
