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Colorado

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Homestake Geology Department Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 5035
Abstract

The Homestake Geology Department Papers consist of documents, rock samples, and thin sections from 1903 to 2005. Materials include geologic, stope, diamond drilling maps and drawings; reports, correspondence, ledgers, and indexes that represent the functions and activities of the Geology Department.

Dates: 1903 - 2005

Homestake Vested Water Rights

 Collection
Identifier: 5000
Abstract The Homestake Mining Company was founded in 1876 and operated for 126 years, ultimately growing into the oldest, largest, and deepest gold mine in the Western Hemisphere. A critical contributor to this large-scale success lies in the company’s early acquisition of water rights in the Black Hills. The water rights collection housed at the Homestake Adams Research and Cultural Center details the mine’s systematic attainment of these water rights, as well as the legal struggles that occurred in...
Dates: 1876 - 1998