Images of the Past
Homestake Mine - Mining Gold in the 1930s
Season 2 Episode 3 | 7m 10s
How miners drilled, blasted, and removed ore from what was once the deepest mine on earth.
Gold mining in South Dakota's Black Hills evolved from pick and shovel work to industrial-scale operations. This film shows how miners drilled into rock and moved ore through the Homestake operations extensive shaft mine.
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Images of the Past
Homestake Mine - Mining Gold in the 1930s
Season 2 Episode 3 | 7m 10s
Gold mining in South Dakota's Black Hills evolved from pick and shovel work to industrial-scale operations. This film shows how miners drilled into rock and moved ore through the Homestake operations extensive shaft mine.
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