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PIERRE, S.D. (KELO) — South Dakota’s one active gold mine is getting bigger, and so will the amounts of environmental insurance the site must have. The state Board of Minerals and Environment on Thursday accepted its staff recommendations and increased the bonding amounts for the Coeur Wharf mine, located four miles southwest of Lead. The […]

The state Board of Minerals and Environment unanimously endorsed the expansion of the Coeur Wharf Resources mine, just north of Terry Peak and west of Lead, during its Thursday meeting

LEAD, S.D. – The state Board of Minerals and Environment unanimously endorsed the expansion of the Coeur Wharf Resources mine, just north of Terry Peak and west of Lead, during its Thursday meeting in Pierre. The action is contingent on the later submission of surety bonds and conditions that the mining company address and mitigate […]

A South Dakota board is approving an expansion of the state’s only active gold mine. The minerals and environment board’s move allows Wharf to expand its open-pit mine near Terry Peak by fifty acres.

PIERRE, S.D. – A state board won’t make a final decision on the proposed expansion of South Dakota’s lone large-scale gold mine for another two months, after the board listened to two days of testimony during a hearing this week in Pierre. The expansion of the Coeur Wharf Resources mine, just north of Terry Peak […]

The South Dakota Board of Minerals and Environment will decide on July 20 whether Wharf Resources can mine gold from an additional 48 acres within its property in Lawrence County.

4:37 Five years ago, Volkswagen was caught rigging vehicle systems to pass emissions tests. The company paid billions to settle lawsuits. All the states got settlements, and South Dakota got about $8 million. Now the state is spending the money, and most is earmarked to help replace old trucks and buses with newer, less-polluting models. State and local government agencies and schools are among the groups eligible for the help. There have been multiple rounds of applications and awards, but mu...