For Erin Woodward, a Black Hills native, a college internship at SURF opened her eyes to the deep roots of the Homestake Gold Mine, the very site the laboratory now calls home.

The Wharf Mine, South Dakota's only active large-scale gold mine, reached an eight-year high in gold production in 2024. Production at South Dakota’s only active, large-scale gold mine climbed to its ...

Stories from the Homestake Gold Mine” will hold a book-signing event at Henry’s Books in Spearfish—marking the end of ...

The former gold mine beneath is another ... it creates the perception of a black outline, which is why the Lakota, Dakota, and Nakota people call it “He Sapa’, which means “black ridge.” ...

The project consists of three large deposits and several smaller deposits that are planned to be developed using conventional ...

When Lakota artist Marty Two Bulls Jr. looks at the Black Hills of South Dakota ... the most visible scar on the mountains. The former gold mine beneath is another, and that's what motivated ...