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  • Dam malfunction not linked to quakeBy JESSICA MAYRER Chronicle staff writer
    A 2.7 magnitude earthquake was recorded 5.5 kilometers south-southwest of the Hebgen
    Lake dam the day the intake tower malfunctioned. But seismic experts say the quake
    probably didn’t trigger the tower’s still elusive malfunction. (published by the Bozeman Daily Chronicle on Monday, September 8, 2008)
 
 
  • Research geologist receives awardSouthwest 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 placeBy 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)

 
 
  • 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)