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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

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