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Contract awarded to reopen Homestake

Bill Harlan, Journal staff | Posted: Sunday, May 20, 2007 11:00 pm | (0) Comments

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buy this photo A contract has been awarded to reopen Homestake Mine in Lead in preparation for the possibility of obtaining the National Science Foundation's nod for a national underground science lab. (Journal file photo)

LEAD - A Canadian engineering firm has been awarded a $4.8 million contract to reopen the underground Homestake gold mine in Lead.
The South Dakota Science and Technology Authority awarded the contract to Dynatec Corporation, a company based in Toronto.
Homestake is among four sites being considered for a proposed national underground science laboratory. The National Science Foundation is expected to announce the preferred site within the next few weeks.
Authority chairman Dave Bozied of Sioux Falls said that it was necessary to award the contract before the NSF decision in order to keep the Homestake proposal on schedule.
"Now, it's up to the NSF," Bozied said.
If the NSF does select Homestake, workers could re-enter the mine by as soon as June 15 and underground pumps could be removing water from the mine's deepest level by fall.

Posted in Top-stories on Sunday, May 20, 2007 11:00 pm

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