Celebrate 65 Years of Big Thunder Gold Mine!
Our celebration encompasses the history of the Black Hills Gold Rush and its importance to its community and the Keystone area!
Big Thunder Gold Mine (originally named Gold Hill Lode) was discovered in 1892 by two German immigrant miners, W.B. Krupp and J.A. Engle during the Black Hills Gold Rush. For decades, miners would drill into solid rock striking the Lucky Boy and Columbia veins. By 1914, the two had cut 680 feet into the mountain and 240 feet underground. Miners would find
