There are now five new gold mining companies that have active mining claims and/or have applied for mining permits in the Black Hills. In addition, there is the massive Wharf gold mine in the Northern Black Hills which is the only operating large-scale gold mining in the state of South Dakota. Each one of these companies may have multiple projects. We are working to keep you informed to help protect Black Hills land and water from this modern-day gold rush.
- Agnico Eagle – State Approved to operate at the Gilt Edge Superfund Site
- Badlands Resouces (Previously Mineral Mountain Resources (MMR)
- Dakota Gold & Dakota Territory Resource Corp.
- F3 Gold – Projects are the Jenny Gulch (POO) and the Newark (POO)
- Solitario Resources Corp. Projects are Golden Crest (POO) and the Ponderosa (POO)
- Wharf Resources (USA) Gold Mine
