[DOC] [TLE] Homestake Mine (South Dakota) - Wikipedia [PAR] The Homestake Mine was a deep underground gold mine located in Lead, South 
Dakota. Until it closed in 2002 it was the largest and deepest gold mine in North 
America. The mine produced more than 40 million troy ounces (approximately 
1.25 ... By the time Hearst left the Black Hills in March 1879, he had added the... [DOC] [TLE] Black Hills Gold Rush - Wikipedia [PAR] The Black Hills Gold Rush took place in Dakota Territory in the United States. It 
began in 1874 ... In the 1860s, Roman Catholic missionary Father De Smet is 
reported to have seen Sioux Indians carrying gold which they told him ... More 
rock mining regions opened up around Lead and Deadwood because of this 
discovery. [DOC] [TLE] Homestake Mining Company - Company Profile, Information ... [PAR] Homestake has maintained a major role in the gold mining industry for over 120 
years. ... United States, Homestake Mining Company is an international gold 
mining ... deep valleys and steep ridges carved into the Black Hills of Dakota 
Territory, ... inexorably together and threatening to make the country's largest 
gold mine a... [DOC] [TLE] Gold in the Black Hills - USGS Publications Warehouse [PAR] Homestake ore is virtually entirely contained in a unit of iron- formation locally ... 
the gold mines in the Black Hills have been closed for more than 30 years, and... [DOC] [TLE] South Dakota Gold Production Summary - Western Mining History [PAR] The gold deposits of South Dakota are in the Black Hills, in the western part ... the 
States in total gold production and has been the leading gold producer in recent 
years. ... The first documented discovery was made in 1874, during General 
George ... the Homestake Co., through acquisition of other properties and 
intelligent... [DOC] [TLE] 1993 Black Hills, Lead, South Dakota - Mining History Association [PAR] They include the Black Hills Mining Museum and the Opera House Museum in ... 
Black Hills have their own mining history and are home to Custer State Park and 
... gold was discovered in French Creek in the southern Black Hills near the ... 
The Homestake Mine and other claims were purchased by George Hurst and a... [DOC] [TLE] Gold in South Dakota. Mining the Black Hills for Gold. [PAR] The Black Hills of South Dakota is famous for its rich gold mining history. ... of 
gold in 1874, both placer and lode gold deposits have been producing ever since
. ... creeks confirmed that there were fortunes to be made in the Black Hills. ... The 
Homestake Mine went on to become the largest and deepest gold mine in the... [DOC] [TLE] South-Dakota-Mines - Mining Artifacts [PAR] ... Mine, Homestake Mining, South Dakota Gold Mining, Deadwood, Black Hills. ... 
Father De Smet is reported to have seen Sioux Indians carrying gold which they 
told him ... So while many still flocked to Deadwood, others looked for the 
hardrock ... was the second-largest gold producer in the United States, after the 
Carlin... [DOC] [TLE] STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY - South Dakota Geological Survey [PAR] Structure of Homestake Lode_-_______e ______ 2'7. 5. ... ed to make living and 
working in South Dakota easier. The ... mine, while in other cases a. very high 
grade deposit may net ... have all come from the central part of the Black Hills, 
This ... a leading gold producing state because of the deposits in the ' ' ' b) 4 i _ ". [DOC] [TLE] South Dakota Gold Deposits - Geocities [PAR] Lawrence County is in western South Dakota along the Wyoming State line. It 
includes much of the northern part of the Black Hills and most of the mineralized 
area, ... Other gold districts that have yielded more than 10,000 ounces are the ... 
The district contains the famous Homestake mine, the leading gold producer in 
the... [DOC] [TLE] Black Hills - Mineralogical Society of America [PAR] Exceptionally large crystals and masses of other minerals are also abundant. ... 
In the northern portion of the Black Hills gold has been the principal mineral of ... 
of the gold production has been largely due to the Homestake mine,

Question: Homestake & other Black Hills mines have made it a leading gold-producing state
Answer: South Dakota