Josh Bryson of Atlantic Richfield/BP confirmed Thursday night that analysis to date suggests the Berkeley Pit is the preferred option for a repository to receive contaminated materials from Superfund ...

BUTTE, Mont. — Discussions over the possibility of mining vital minerals and rare-earth elements from Butte’s Berkeley Pit took a step forward on Wednesday. The state’s Environmental Quality Council ...

BUTTE- The Berkeley Pit is completely frozen over due to the cold temperatures in the Mining City last week. It is a sight some people in Butte say they never thought they would see. Ice started to ...

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, this ...

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 cons ...

BUTTE — Josh Bryson of Atlantic Richfield said in March 2024 that preliminary analysis of the Berkeley Pit suggested the contaminated lake was shaping up as a preferred option to accept Superfund ...

The Berkeley Pit in Butte, Montana is so acidic it has the potential to fry birds inside out in a matter of hours. Locals, such as Mark Mariano, use a variety of methods to scare them away. The lake ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. On Jan. 13, I read about the mysterious dog that called Berkeley Pit home. I became very ...