Reference Materials

Click on links in the right-hand column for more information about DUSEL and SURF.

  • SURF Newsletters are published monthly at the SURF office on the campus of the University of California at Berkeley.
  • Links to photos, videos and FAQs lead to the website of the Sanford Underground Laboratory at Homestake, currently operated by the South Dakota Science and Technology Authority.
  • The Homestake Cross Section graphic is courtesy of the Homestake Mining Co., which donated the former gold mine to the South Dakota Science and Technology Authority for use as a laboratory.
  • DUSEL Science has links to major agency reports and science journal articles about the need for a deep underground laboratory in the United States.
  • S4 Proposals are the research collaborations the National Science Foundation selected for funding to further refine proposed DUSEL experiments.
  • Geology of Homestake leads to data compiled by the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology.
  • Core Archives leads to Homestake data compiled by the South Dakota Geological Survey.


The DUSEL plan