Proposed site not in danger for at least one year WASHINGTON - Plans to build an underground laboratory in the Homestake mine would not be dashed if the mine's owner, Barrick Gold Corp., decides to shut down the pumps that now are keeping the mine dry, Sen. Tom Daschle, D-S.D., says. ''I think that too much has been made of whether there is pumping or not,'' Daschle said Thursday. Daschle said he would prefer if Barrick Gold did not shut down the pumps next week, as company officials have said they would. But flooding ''is a very slow process,'' Daschle...