The Black Water 2 Mining Property is located in the southern region of the California Black Hills. The mines are just south of the Naval Reservation boundary and some of the only available in the region. These are high value, gold producing mines that have been worked as far back as 1870 historically for gold. More recently they were a part of a gold mining development project executed by Nicor and Homestake Mining spanning from 1977 to 1982. The mines are reported to have been started in 1870 o

Homestake Gold Mine was the longest operating mine in North America. The way it operated was a feat of engineering. Richard Blackstone was hired as a civil engineer to build railroads for the mine, but that soon developed into revolutionizing hydro power. Edison and Hearst were paying attention to the Black Hills of South Dakota because of the ingenuity of Blackstone. @adams1920 | Micro Film Series