Lead, South Dakota
E789738
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.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| 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
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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
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U.S. Route 85 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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