Henderson DUSEL: "Unearthing the secrets of the Universe, Underground"
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The HUSEP (Henderson Underground Science and Engineering Project)
collaboration was formed in April 2004 for the purpose of establishing an
underground science and engineering lab at the Henderson Mine, Empire,
Colorado, owned by the Climax Molybdenum Company, a subsidiary of the Phelps
Dodge Corporation. The collaboration is a national organization that has
representatives from Henderson Mine, the science and engineering departments
of several regional and national universities. 
NSF has endorsed the value of a Deep
Underground Science and Engineering Laboratory (DUSEL) that will offer an
exciting opportunity to illuminate the dark side of Earth, life, and the
cosmos. It will allow us to answer fundamental physics questions as to the
nature of dark matter, the properties of the neutrinos and the stability of
matter. It will provide a unique observatory to explore the microbial
processes and evolution under our planet's 
surface and the complex connection between tectonics, rock properties
and multifaceted reaction and transport phenomena. It will enable a dramatic
improvement in underground construction, resource extraction and environmental
remediation industries. DUSEL will also provide unique opportunities for
cross-disciplinary education and outreach and for involvement of
minority-serving institutions and local communities.