Lead, South Dakota

Amateur film shot in 1949 shows skiers enjoying the slopes at Terry Peak in the Black Hills.

The Golden Reward mine south of Lead, South Dakota, operated as a surface mine during the late 1980s and 1990s, extracting gold from ore using a process called “heap leaching.“

Black Hills State University in Spearfish is getting money from the National Science Foundation. University officials say the NSF $600,000 grant is to…

The most productive gold mine in North America began as a surface mine. What remains is a South Dakota landmark.

The Historic Homestake Opera House in Lead is celebrating it’s centennial birthday this weekend. The Opera House opened it’s doors one hundred years ago…

The Black Hills Mining Museum in Lead is expanding it’s current display. Museum officials say visitors can expect to see new items like the Homestake…