Berkeley Pit
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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 long by one-half mile wide, with an approximate maximum depth of 1,780 feet. I
Berkeley Pit (center) and Yankee Doodle Tailings Pond (upper left) with terraced levels/access roadways. The city of Butte is at lower right.
The Berkeley Pit in May 1984. Note the much higher water level in the more recent fisheye view, below.
Composite Fisheye View of the Berkeley Pit, April 2005
Perspective: Power line poles descending the walls of the pit. The poles are located slightly to the right of center in the above Composite Fisheye View, April 2005.
Butte, Montana
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Butte is a consolidated city-county in and the county seat of Silver Bow County, Montana, United States. In 1977, the city and county governments consolidated to form the sole entity of Butte-Silver B
Berkeley Pit
…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). It is filled to a depth of about…
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