A world-class lab, 8,000 feet underground: An old gold mine in South Dakota could become a site for unlocking secrets about the sun and the nature of matter.(USA)

The Christian Science Monitor | June 22, 2001 | Copyright

Byline: Peter N. Spotts Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor

For 126 years, generations of miners working South Dakota's Homestake Mine have brought a king's ransom in gold to the surface.

Now, US researchers want to turn the facility into a scientific gold mine.

Five scientists, backed by a broad array of researchers from around the world, have sent the federal government a formal plan to turn the mine into a $281-million national lab.

Scheduled to close in December, the mine represents a rare opportunity to explore ...

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