Homestake Mining Company

Homestake Mining Company
IndustryMining
Founded1877; 147 years ago (1877)
FounderGeorge Hearst, Lloyd Tevis, and James Ben Ali Haggin
DefunctDecember 14, 2001; 22 years ago (2001-12-14)
FateAcquired by Barrick Gold
Share of the Homestake Mining Company, issued July 15, 1908

Homestake Mining Company was one of the largest gold mining businesses in the United States and the owner of the Homestake Mine in Lead, South Dakota. Founded in 1877, it was acquired by Barrick Gold in December 2001.

Homestake was the longest-listed stock in the history of the New York Stock Exchange.