A South Dakota company earned the state’s blessing Thursday to take a formal step toward a large-scale gold mining permit in ...

Deep below the Earth’s surface, rock and mineral formations lay hidden with a secret brilliance. Under a black light, the chemicals fossilized within shine in brilliant hues of pink, blue and green.

Trevor Waldien, Assistant Professor of Geology, South Dakota Mines, has been awarded a five year, $910,000 Career grant to study the Black Hills. The Faculty Early Career Development – or Career – ...