Homestake Mine, South Dakota
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Homestake Mine in South Dakota is a historic gold mine that later became famous as the site of Raymond Davis Jr.’s pioneering solar neutrino experiment.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Homestake Gold Mine | 1 |
| Homestake Mine | 1 |
| Homestake mine, South Dakota | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
gold mine
ⓘ
historic site ⓘ underground mine ⓘ |
| annualGoldProductionRank | one of the largest and deepest gold mines in North America ⓘ |
| associatedWithAward | Nobel Prize in Physics 2002 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithPerson | Raymond Davis Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| closed | 2002 ⓘ |
| contributedToDiscoveryOf |
neutrino oscillations (indirectly)
ⓘ
solar neutrino deficit ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| depth |
about 8000 feet
ⓘ
more than 2400 meters ⓘ |
| discoveredIn | 1876 ⓘ |
| experimentEnd | 1990s ⓘ |
| experimentStart | late 1960s ⓘ |
| geologicalSetting | Precambrian metamorphic rocks ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | National Historic Landmark District (as part of Lead historic district) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hostedExperiment |
Homestake solar neutrino experiment
NERFINISHED
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Raymond Davis Jr. chlorine-based solar neutrino experiment ⓘ |
| knownFor |
hosting one of the first major underground neutrino detectors
ⓘ
large-scale gold production ⓘ site of the Homestake solar neutrino experiment ⓘ |
| laterUse |
precursor site for the Sanford Underground Research Facility
ⓘ
underground research facility ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Lead, South Dakota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory | Lawrence County, South Dakota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInMountainRange | Black Hills NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Mountain Time Zone ⓘ |
| nearbySettlement | Deadwood, South Dakota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| neutrinoDetectorType | chlorine-based radiochemical detector ⓘ |
| neutrinoTargetMaterial | perchloroethylene ⓘ |
| opened | 1877 ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Homestake Mining Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oreType | lode gold deposit ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Homestake Mining Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Black Hills gold rush NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryCommodity | gold ⓘ |
| production | over 40 million troy ounces of gold (approximate, cumulative) ⓘ |
| region | Black Hills region of South Dakota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo | solar neutrino problem ⓘ |
| scientificDiscipline |
astrophysics
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neutrino physics ⓘ particle physics ⓘ |
| secondaryCommodity |
lead
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silver ⓘ zinc ⓘ |
| status | closed as a commercial mine ⓘ |
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Homestake mine, South Dakota