Lead, South Dakota

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Lead, South Dakota is a historic Black Hills mining town best known as the site of the former Homestake Gold Mine and the modern Sanford Underground Research Facility.

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instanceOf city
municipality
adjacentTo Deadwood, South Dakota NERFINISHED
areaCode 605
climateClassification humid continental climate
country United States of America
surface form: United States
economyTransitionedFrom hard‑rock gold mining
economyTransitionedTo tourism and research-based economy
elevationAboveSeaLevel about 1,610 meters
about 5,280 feet
foundedIn 1876
governedBy mayor–council government
hasAverageAnnualSnowfall high snowfall for South Dakota
hasCountySeat Deadwood, South Dakota NERFINISHED
hasHistoricFunction gold mining town
hasHistoricMine Homestake Mine NERFINISHED
hasHistoricSite Homestake Mine Historic District NERFINISHED
hasLatitude 44.3522° N
hasLongitude 103.7652° W
hasMajorIndustry gold mining
scientific research
tourism
hasMuseum Black Hills Mining Museum NERFINISHED
Sanford Lab Homestake Visitor Center NERFINISHED
hasNearbyRecreationArea Black Hills National Forest NERFINISHED
hasNearbySkiArea Terry Peak Ski Area NERFINISHED
hasUndergroundFacility Sanford Underground Research Facility NERFINISHED
HomestakeMineKnownAs one of the deepest and largest gold mines in North America
HomestakeMineOperatedFrom late 19th century to early 21st century
hostedExperimentType dark matter detection experiments
neutrino physics experiments
incorporatedAsCityIn 1890
knownFor Homestake Gold Mine NERFINISHED
Sanford Underground Research Facility NERFINISHED
locatedIn Black Hills NERFINISHED
Lawrence County, South Dakota NERFINISHED
South Dakota NERFINISHED
locatedInTimeZone Mountain Time Zone
locatedInWatershed Missouri River watershed NERFINISHED
namedAfter lead ore (lead deposits)
near Rapid City, South Dakota NERFINISHED
Spearfish, South Dakota NERFINISHED
partOf Black Hills region NERFINISHED
Lawrence County, South Dakota NERFINISHED
postalCode 57754
servedByHighway South Dakota Highway 14A NERFINISHED
U.S. Route 85 NERFINISHED

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DUNE locatedIn Lead, South Dakota
Deadwood, South Dakota near Lead, South Dakota