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A GOLD MINE TOUR. THE HOMESTAKE MINE, Lead, SD. by. Gary B. Speck. How would you like to take a guided tour through the surface workings and mill buildings of the United State 's largest operating gold mine, a mine that during the past 120 years of continuous operation has yielded over $1 BILLION in gold?. It grew up in the heart of America 's most controversial gold rush, South Dakota 's 1876 ...

Founded in 1876 after the discover of gold, Lead has undergone much change and transformation. Lead is located in the beautiful Black Hills of South Dakota. Founded in 1876 after the discover of gold, Lead has undergone much change and transformation. ... Homestake Gold Mine: Mill Buildings. c. 1930s. Triple Train. c. 1900s. Main Street Snow ...

Homestake Mine, Lead, Lead Mining District, Lawrence Co., South Dakota, USA : A recently closed major Au-Ag mine located in sec. 33, T5N, R3E, BHM, 0.8 km (0.5 miles) NE of Lead (city hall). Discovered in 1875 by Moses Manuel and Frank Harney. The original claim was filed in ...

It is the site of the Homestake Mine, the largest, deepest (8,240 feet [2,510 m]) and most productive gold mine in the Western Hemisphere before closing in January 2002. By 1910, Lead had a population of 8,382, making it the second largest town in South Dakota.

Through 2001, the mine produced 39.8 million ounces of gold and 9 million ounces of silver. In terms of total production, the Lead mining district, of which the Homestake mine is the only producer, was the second-largest gold producer in the United States, after the Carlin district in Nevada.

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South Dakota composer Jesse Dunaway will be conducting 20 Black Hills vocalists and musicians in performing "The Homestake Mine" – a musical composition of sounds, speaking voices, and melody woven together to depict the 125 year history of the Homestake Gold Mine and its transformation into an underground science laboratory.

Lead is located in western South Dakota, in the Black Hills near the Wyoming state line. The city was officially founded on July 10, 1876, after the discovery of gold. It is the site of the Homestake Mine, the largest, deepest (8240 feet) and most productive gold mine .

Lead, South Dakota, ca 1900 with Homestake Mine and Mills in the foreground. (Courtesy Library of Congress) Square set stope in the Homestake Mine, ca1906. (Courtesy Library of Congress) Ore cars being hauled from the underground workings through an adit in .

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Continental Chrome Postcard Homestake Gold Mine Lead, SD. Miners at the Mine are transported to their working places by means of huge hoists like this one at the Yates Hoist Room.

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The Homestake Mining Company began operations in 1877, ultimately developing into one of the largest and deepest underground gold mines before its closure in the early 2000s. One of the reasons for the mine's success in producing over 40 million ounces of gold during its lifetime was its ability to generate substantial production through ...

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The Homestake Mine was a deep underground gold mine located in Lead, South Dakota. Until it closed in 2002 it was the largest and deepest gold mine in North America. The mine produced more than forty million troy ounces (43,900,000 oz; 1,240,000 kg) of gold during its lifetime.

Jan 17, 2010· "South Dakota Saga" Homestake Mine video from 1940 Part of the Prelinger Archives, this video exhibits gold mining and the life of gold miners in Lead, South Dakota.

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Aug 10, 2010· This is Homestake's Open Cut Mine, one of the best known landmarks in the Black Hills. (A historical marker located in Lead in Lawrence County, South Dakota.) This is Homestake's Open Cut Mine, one of the best known landmarks in the Black Hills. ... Homestake Open Cut Mine Marker. Closeup of mine diagram on marker. ... The Homestake Gold Mine ...

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Jul 24, 2009· The Homestake Gold Mine in Lead, SD, founded by George Hearst, is being converted first into the interim Sanford Underground Laboratory at Homestake, and finally into the Deep Underground Science ...

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The Homestake Mine would become the basis of the Hearst financial empire and Deadwood's sister city Lead's largest employer for 126 years. Before its closing in 2002 Homestake Gold Mine was the oldest, largest and deepest mine in the Western Hemisphere, reaching more than 8000 feet below the town of Lead.

Images of the Past Gold Recovery at Homestake Mine: 1936 - 2002 Film and video shot over the years shows changes in gold recovery methods at Homestake.. This film shot at Homestake Mine in 1954 shows that some of the processes have changed. Stamp mills, which had been in use at the mine since 1878, were replaced in 1953 by much larger, heavy-duty milling machines.
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