Seth Tupper

1 week ago | thepublicopinion.com | Seth Tupper

Seth TupperSouth Dakota SearchlightThe Wharf Mine, South Dakota's only active large-scale gold mine, reached an eight-year high in gold production in 2024. The mine produced 98,042 ounces of gold and 232,013 ounces of silver. The mine employs 255 people and contributed over $13 million in state and local taxes. Production at South Dakota’s only active, large-scale gold mine climbed to its highest level in eight years, according to a new 2024 annual report.

2 weeks ago | mitchellrepublic.com | Seth Tupper

Production at South Dakota’s only active, large-scale gold mine climbed to its highest level in eight years, according to a new 2024 annual report . The Wharf Mine, owned by Chicago-based Coeur Mining, is near the city of Lead and the Terry Peak Ski Area in the northern Black Hills. The mine produced 98,042 ounces of gold last year — nearly 5,000 ounces more than the prior year. The mine also produced 232,013 ounces of silver, which is a lesser-value “co-product” of the gold mining process.

3 weeks ago | southdakotasearchlight.com | Seth Tupper

Production at South Dakota’s only active, large-scale gold mine climbed to its highest level in eight years, according to a new 2024 annual report. The Wharf Mine, owned by Chicago-based Coeur Mining, is near the city of Lead and the Terry Peak Ski Area in the northern Black Hills. The mine produced 98,042 ounces of gold last year — nearly 5,000 ounces more than the prior year. The mine also produced 232,013 ounces of silver, which is a lesser-value “co-product” of the gold mining process.

3 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Seth Tupper

A partial aerial view of the Wharf Mine near Lead in May 2023. (Seth Tupper/South Dakota Searchlight, via EcoFlight)Production at South Dakota’s only active, large-scale gold mine climbed to its highest level in eight years, according to a new 2024 annual report. The Wharf Mine, owned by Chicago-based Coeur Mining, is near the city of Lead and the Terry Peak Ski Area in the northern Black Hills. The mine produced 98,042 ounces of gold last year — nearly 5,000 ounces more than the prior year.

3 weeks ago | siouxfallslive.com | Trent Singer |Seth Tupper

SIOUX FALLS — A constitutional amendment that South Dakota voters will consider in next year’s general election will strengthen rather than weaken the influence of out-of-state organizations in state politics, opponents of the amendment said Thursday. Lawmakers approved a resolution this winter asking voters to increase the threshold for approving a constitutional amendment ballot measure from a simple majority to 60%. The question will be posed as Constitutional Amendment L.