Production decreases, revenue increases at gold mine in South Dakota’s Black Hills

Production decreases, revenue increases at gold mine in South Dakota’s Black Hills

A partial aerial view of the Wharf Mine near Lead in May 2023. (Seth Tupper/South Dakota Searchlight, via EcoFlight)Gold production was down slightly last year at South Dakota’s only active, large-scale gold mine, but revenue soared higher with the price of gold, according to a new annual report. Chicago-based Coeur Mining owns the Wharf Mine in the northern Black Hills near the city of Lead and the Terry Peak Ski Area. The mine produced 97,327 …