Homestake Mine: A Legacy Underground- FG

Throughout 2025, we’ll showcase the Homestake Mining Company, a cornerstone of our local heritage. This month’s featured photo shows us a large group of Homestake Mining Company Employees on the 1,700-foot level.  Under the photo reads, “Flash Light Photographs of the Under Ground Workings of the Homestake, the Largest Gold Mine in the World. Lead, […]

A Tribute to the Miners Who Didn’t Make History-FG

First Gold is named because of our proximity to where gold was initially struck in Deadwood, and we’re collaborating with Deadwood History, Inc. to celebrate that history by featuring a Prospector of the Month. This month’s featured photo is an unidentified Deadwood prospector who was panning for gold in the late 1800s or early 1900s.  Panning […]