Lead District — Lawrence County

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Lead District — Lawrence County

Gold Mining Site SD • Lawrence County County
Description
The Lead District includes Yellow Creek in the central part of the county. On the south side of Lead on US 14A and US 85 is the Homestake Gold Mine, which is the largest gold producer in North America, with a total production of 24,450,000 ounces of lode gold from 1875-1959. It has an average annual output of 500,000 ounces of gold, with a lot silver as a by product. The Homestake consist of 654 mining claims covering 5,639 acres. Visitor tours are available. There are other smaller lode mine...
Historical Notes
Source: Tom Ashworth's Prospectors Cache (tomashworth.com / Mike Higbee / 49erMike). Author: Tom Ashworth. Original page: lawrence_sd.shtml. State index: https://web.archive.org/web/20040830075749/http://www.tomashworth.com/goldloc.shtml Area: Lead District. Map coordinates are an approximate county centroid — not a precise claim site. The Lead District includes Yellow Creek in the central part of the county. On the south side of Lead on US 14A and US 85 is the Homestake Gold Mine, which is the largest gold producer in North America, with a total production of 24,450,000 ounces of lode gold from 1875-1959. It has an average annual output of 500,000 ounces of gold, with a lot silver as a by product. The Homestake consist of 654 mining claims covering 5,639 acres. Visitor tours are available. There are other smaller lode mines with lesser output.
Status / Verification historical_site — Legendary or approximate

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