Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A sign identifies the Homestake Mining Co. Hydro Electric Plant No.2, built in 1917, in Spearfish Canyon. (Photo courtesy of the ...

Mining technology has also advanced significantly since the Homestake Gold District was commissioned, which will contribute to the efficient operation of the future mine. There appear to be no ...

Water flows over Spearfish Falls Thursday afternoon in Spearfish Canyon. This area is at the center of a lawsuit brought by a family that owns a cabin nearby against defendants including Homestake ...

A drilling rig operates northwest of Lead as part of a Dakota Gold exploratory drilling project in January 2023. (Seth Tupper/South Dakota Searchlight) A South Dakota company earned the state’s ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A gold rush brought settlers to South Dakota’s Black Hills roughly 150 years ago, chasing the dream of wealth and displacing Native Americans in the process. Now, a new crop ...

RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) -- Preparations are being made to re-enter the Homestake gold mine, the first time humans have entered the mine since it was sealed shut four years ago. The re-entry through the ...