The deepest underground laboratory in the United States just finished an overhaul of a wooden mine shaft that transports personnel and supplies nearly a mile underground.
The expertise of hundreds of individuals employed in the former Homestake Mine who helped make SURF all that it is today are now passing on their knowledge to a new generation.
Rigging crews at SURF are doing a series of tests on a large wooden model L-beam in anticipation of lowering the real thing down the shaft to the 4850L.
Rapid City Regional Airport has launched a new exhibition, "The Science at SURF: Images from the Underground, Lead, SD," showcasing a stunning collection of photographs captured at SURF.
The SDSTA is celebrating its 20th anniversary. The authority was created by state lawmakers and signed into state statute by then Governor Mike Rounds in 2004.
Marty Two Bulls Jr. is the 2024 SURF AiR. Two Bulls is an enrolled member of the Oglala Sioux Tribe and an artist and educator based in Rapid City, SD.
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