May 08, 2020

A South Dakota county investigates homes after mine emerges

Posted May 08, 2020 3:43 PM

RAPID CITY, S.D. (Rapid City Journal) — A South Dakota county is investigating how a subdivision was built after a sinkhole collapsed exposing an abandoned mine.

The Rapid City Journal reports that Meade County is looking into the development of homes in a Black Hawk neighborhood after the gypsum mine emerged last week, breaking water and sewer lines and causing a dozen families to evacuate.