Sanford Lab Homestake Visitor Center

The Sanford Lab Homestake Visitor Center is a modern and dramatic facility providing public outreach for the Sanford Underground Research Laboratory as well as interpretation of the history and cultural context of the City of Lead, the Homestake gold mine, and the new, underground Lab. Located on the edge of the Open Cut in Lead, it is a prominent and exciting new attraction providing exhibit space, offices and classroom space for science activities. Guided surface tours of the largest gold mine in the western hemisphere start form here! Tours run seasonally, May - September, contact us for details and don't forget to visit the gift shop!