Berkeley Pit, #Butte, #Montana. Shot on a #Mamiya7 w/ #jch400 & an #r72 filter.
A perfect day back in June of ‘24 at this #EPAsuperfund site. Was shocked by how much of a #touristsite it’s become w/ a #selfiespot for you in front of the #toxicwater. #analog #darkroom #filmisnotdead #berkeleypit
A perfect day back in June of ‘24 at this #EPAsuperfund site. Was shocked by how much of a #touristsite it’s become w/ a #selfiespot for you in front of the #toxicwater. #analog #darkroom #filmisnotdead #berkeleypit
April 29, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Berkeley Pit, #Butte, #Montana. Shot on a #Mamiya7 w/ #jch400 & an #r72 filter.
A perfect day back in June of ‘24 at this #EPAsuperfund site. Was shocked by how much of a #touristsite it’s become w/ a #selfiespot for you in front of the #toxicwater. #analog #darkroom #filmisnotdead #berkeleypit
A perfect day back in June of ‘24 at this #EPAsuperfund site. Was shocked by how much of a #touristsite it’s become w/ a #selfiespot for you in front of the #toxicwater. #analog #darkroom #filmisnotdead #berkeleypit
Berkeley Pit could produce more than 40 tons of rare earth minerals annually. Montana Environmental Quality Council requests federal funding for such projects. By @mddrew.bsky.social: dailymontanan.com/2025/12/04/e... #mtnews #mtpol #montana
EQC requests funding for rare earth and critical mineral extraction from existing mining sites • Daily Montanan
Federal program would support Montana Mining Association's Rare Earth and Critical Minerals Extraction Demonstration project
dailymontanan.com
December 5, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Butte, Montana. Once the richest hill on earth. Thousands of men descended a mile into the ground every day so that America could have its copper. Many never came back up.
#Butte #ButteAmerica #Montana #MontanaPhotography #BerkeleyPit #MileHighMileDeep #MiningHistory #WorkingClass #AmericanWest
#Butte #ButteAmerica #Montana #MontanaPhotography #BerkeleyPit #MileHighMileDeep #MiningHistory #WorkingClass #AmericanWest
March 6, 2026 at 3:49 PM
Butte, Montana. Once the richest hill on earth. Thousands of men descended a mile into the ground every day so that America could have its copper. Many never came back up.
#Butte #ButteAmerica #Montana #MontanaPhotography #BerkeleyPit #MileHighMileDeep #MiningHistory #WorkingClass #AmericanWest
#Butte #ButteAmerica #Montana #MontanaPhotography #BerkeleyPit #MileHighMileDeep #MiningHistory #WorkingClass #AmericanWest
"Remining" could reduce the need for new rare earth mines, but it's plagued by the same lack of strong environmental laws and rigorous enforcement as "virgin" mining. “There is no country in the world with strong enough laws to prevent significant harm where mining happens.” #BerkeleyPit #ButteMT
Waste from U.S. mines could supply a large share of the critical minerals needed for clean tech, experts say.
Researchers are developing new techniques for retrieving these minerals, which could reduce the need for new mines and help clean up pollution at old mining sites.
Researchers are developing new techniques for retrieving these minerals, which could reduce the need for new mines and help clean up pollution at old mining sites.
In Hunt for Rare Earths, Companies Are Scouring Mining Waste
Tailings and acid mine drainage from mines contain critical minerals needed for clean energy technologies. Now, researchers are developing new techniques for retrieving these key metals, which could reduce the need for new mines and help clean up pollution at old mining sites.
e360.yale.edu
February 1, 2026 at 4:37 AM
"Remining" could reduce the need for new rare earth mines, but it's plagued by the same lack of strong environmental laws and rigorous enforcement as "virgin" mining. “There is no country in the world with strong enough laws to prevent significant harm where mining happens.” #BerkeleyPit #ButteMT