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Black Hills Deep Underground Frontier Strategy Development Consortium
* 2023 Tech Hubs Strategy Development Grant Recipient
Lead Agency: Elevate Rapid City
State Served: South Dakota
Region: Greater Rapid City and Spearfish region in western South Dakota
Core Technology Area: autonomous mining and underground decarbonization
The Black Hills Deep Underground Frontier Strategy Development Consortium will develop a strategic framework to leverage the region’s physical assets, industry capacity, and research capabilities to advance autonomous mining equipment and underground technology.
Strategy Development Grant Amount: $500,000