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Nature 424, 713 (14 August 2003) | doi:10.1038/424713b
Gold-mine conversion eases closer
Geoff Brumfiel
Officials in the state of South Dakota say that they have resolved a key liability issue that is blocking the conversion of the abandoned Homestake gold-mine into a deep underground laboratory.Scientists want to convert the gold-mine, which is located near the city of Lead, into a state-of-the-art underground laboratory for studying neutrinos, rare physical processes, and geomicrobiology.
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