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It is located in Lead, South Dakota
It is located in Lead, South Dakota
homestake mine
Homestake Mine
homestake mine
homestake
The Homestake Mine in South Dakota reached depths of over 8,000 feet (2,438 meters) during its operation. It was the largest and deepest gold mine in North America before closing in 2002.
The Homestake Mine is Located in Lead, SD. It started in the late 1800's and operated through the late 1990's. Barrick Gold, who owned the mine at the time of closure, handed the mine properties over to the State of South Dakota and the deep underground portions of the mine are currently being developed for a deep underground research laboratory (Sanford Underground Science and Engineering Lab).
The Homestake Gold Mine in South Dakota was the biggest gold mine in the Western Hemisphere when it was in production, but this ceased in 2001.The Yanacocha Gold Mine in Peru now holds the record for the largest working gold mine in the western hemisphere.
ALL mining (especially underground mining) CAN be dangerous. While the Homestake mine is no longer an active mine, consider that workers could be 8000 ft below ground, and hazards include large moving machinery, high voltage electricity, rock falls, use of explosives, rock dust in the air, and noise. Homestake was a very professionally operated mine with a good safety program, but no program can remove ALL dangers.