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	North Hills Temporary Controlled Ground Water Area (CGWA) — Helena Independant Record— http://www.helenair.com/articles/2008/03/06/top/70lo_080306_groundwater.txt ( 03/06/08 ) http://www.helenair.com/articles/2008/03/04/top/80lo_080304_groundwater.txt ( 03/046/08 ) DNRC Proposal for Decision http://dnrc.mt.gov/wrd/water_rts/cgwa/northhills/nhills_PFD.pdf
	Research geologist receives award— Southwest Montana Snapshots —By The Standard Staff — Dick Berg, senior research geologist at the Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology and curator of Montana Tech's Mineral Museum, received the Hal Williams Hardinge award (published by the Montana Standard –03/01/2008)
	Between rocks and a hard place — By JODI HAUSEN, Chronicle Staff Writer— Homeowners in the Gallatin Valley have serious concerns over the proliferation of permits for gravel pits in unzoned areas, where they are often approved adjacent to existing homes (published by the Bozeman Daily Chronicle –02/24/2008)
	Small earthquakes recorded near Augusta, West Yellowstone — The Earthquake Studies Office in Butte detected a small temblor 14 miles southwest of Augusta Tuesday and another quake 10 miles northeast of West Yellowstone.(published by the Helena Independent Record - February 22, 2007)
	Bureau of Mines detects nuke — Nearly half a world away, Montana was made aware of North Korea’s nuclear testing with the help of sensitive equipment at the state Bureau of Mines and Geology (published by the Montana Standard - October 10, 2006)
	Here today, gone tomorrow? Geologist David Lopez says that it's "spooky" how deep one large crack in the Rimrocks is (published by the Billings Gazette -August 20, 2006)
	Leaky ditches key to Stillwater County groundwater — Building of subdivisions has had little effect on aquifer, study says (Published in the Billings Gazette-September 20, 2006)
	Septic shock: Poor soils stalling development near Butte — Hydrogeologist John LaFave of the Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology explains how groundwater moves through the bedrock and decomposed granite common to the Summit Valley.(published in the Montana Standard– September 17, 2006)
	North Valley Groundwater Study Underway — Activity continues on the Big Horn Conservation District ground-water study (published in Big Sky Briefs- September 18, 2006)
	Panning for gold — MBMG's Mineral Museum’s field trip about the history of early Silver Bow County gold miners called, “The Quest for Gold.” (published in the Montana Standard- August 27, 2006)
	Volunteers, Forest Service rebuild Eustache Creek — Reclaiming in the Ninemile Valley (published in the Missoulian- August, 2006)
	All about the Bureau—Bureau of Mines plays multi-faceted role in providing information by Susan Barth (published in the Montana Standard, Big Sky Life, October 2, 2005)