Berkeley Pit
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berkeley-pit-222-540998
title:
Berkeley Pit
text:
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 900 feet (270 m) with water that is acidic, about the acidity of beer or tomatoes. As a result, the pit's water is laden with heavy metals and dissolved metals that leach from the rock in a natural process known as acid rock drainage. The diss
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encyclopedia
description:
Former open pit copper mine in Montana, United States
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berkeley_Pit
date created:
2004-03-25T04:03:56Z
date modified:
2024-09-14T00:58:43Z
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