The Homestake gold mine was the largest known iron-formation-hosted gold deposit and the largest gold producer from a single deposit outside of South Africa. The Homestake mine is located in the Whitewood mining district in Lead, Lawrence County, Western South Dakota, at the northern end of the Black Hills. The mining district is around 5,400 […]
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Gold Prospecting in South Dakota
In 1874 gold was discovered by a group of men under General Custer at French Creek in South Dakota which later became Custer County. Not being too concerned that the Black Hills area was still owned by the Sioux, prospectors were soon busy trying to get rich. Whitewood and Deadwood Creeks proved to be rich […]