The Sanford Underground Research Facility, once the most productive gold mine in the Western Hemisphere, hosts world-leading research in physics, biology, geology and engineering.
All visitors must make an appointment. Appointments will be verified at the Yates gate and visitors will check in at the Yates Administration Building.
Education and outreach have been central to the Sanford Lab vision from the outset. Sanford Science Education Center helps share the exciting science taking place nearly a mile underground.
The Yates Shaft is the 5,000-foot life line that provides everything science needs to operate, including supplies, equipment and access to science experiments and underground infrastructure.
