Homestake Mining Company
—Lead, South Dakota —
The Spargo Hoist was developed by a Homestake Mining Company engineer. This small, pneumatically operated hoist was used in many applications in the underground Homestake Mine. One of the uses was a sinking hoist; used by mining crews to mine a shaft vertically downward. The hoist was used to lower and raise men, material and equipment. It was also used to hoist out the broken rock after a blast was made. Typically, 6 to 8 feet were advanced downward during every mining cycle.| HM Number | HM2AE0 |
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| Placed By | Black Hills Mining Museum |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Tuesday, August 14th, 2018 at 7:04pm PDT -07:00 |
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 13T E 598249 N 4911677 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 44.35171667, -103.76725000 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 44° 21.103', W 103° 46.035' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 44° 21' 6.1800000000001" N, 103° 46' 2.0999999999998" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 605 |
| Which side of the road? | Marker is on the right when traveling East |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 323 W Main St, Lead SD 57754, US |
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