 Homestake was the longest-listed stock in the history of the New York Stock Exchange.George Hearst, Lloyd Tevis, and James Ben Ali Haggin bought the 10-acre Homestake Mine from its discoverer, Moses Manuel, for $70,000, and incorporated the Homestake Mining Company on November 5, 1877.On January 25, 1879, the company became a public company via an initial public offering on the New York Stock Exchange, the first mining stock ever listed.