For Erin Woodward, a Black Hills native, a college internship at SURF opened her eyes to the deep roots of the Homestake Gold ...

LEAD - On Tuesday, a crew entered the underground tunnels of the Homestake gold mine in ... to learn first hand the state of the systems and infrastructure of the mine." Rounds said he believes ...

Today, the former Homestake Gold Mine, a 300-mile (480-kilometer) tunnel system carved inside the mountains, houses the Sanford Underground Research Facility, where scientists study particle ...