The Open Cut

The Open Cut (HMN6K)

Location: Lead, SD 57754 Lawrence County
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Country: United States of America
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N 44° 21.134', W 103° 45.8'

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The Open Cut was once a solid mountain on which Fred and Moses Manuel with Hank Harney located the original Homestake claim on April 9, 1876. It is estimated that up to 14 different mining companies removed 48 million tons of ore and waste from the area of the Open Cut prior to 1945.

In 1981 Homestake Mining Company began a test drilling program to determine how much ore was left in the Open Cut. A "Test Pit" was mined in 1983 and 1984 near the former townsite of Terraville in the North end of the Cut.

As a result of this successful test, full-scale open pit operations began in 1985. Mining of the historic Open Cut is expected to continue to the year 2000. By then the Open Cut will be approximately 1800 feet wide, 4500 feet long and 960 feet deep.
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Date Added Thursday, October 9th, 2014 at 1:37pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)13T E 598560 N 4911739
Decimal Degrees44.35223333, -103.76333333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 44° 21.134', W 103° 45.8'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds44° 21' 8.04" N, 103° 45' 48.00" W
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Area Code(s)605
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 225 Canam Hwy, Lead SD 57754, US
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