Alcan Mine

Alcan Mine is a quarry in Clear Creek, Colorado and has an elevation of 9,137 feet. Alcan Mine is situated nearby to the hamlet Russell Gulch, as well as near Nevadaville.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Argo Tunnel.

Argo Tunnel

Adit

Photo: Plazak, CC BY 3.0.

The Argo Tunnel is a 4.16-mile mine drainage and access tunnel with its portal at Idaho Springs, Colorado, US. It was originally called the Newhouse Tunnel after its primary investor, Salt Lake City mining magnate Samuel Newhouse, and appears by that name in many industry publications from the time period when it was constructed. Argo Tunnel is situated 1¼ miles south of Alcan Mine.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Idaho Springs and Russell Gulch.

Idaho Springs

Photo: Pri Lalli, CC BY-SA 2.5.

Idaho Springs is a city of 1800 people in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado. It is known also as the Gem of the Rockies.

Russell Gulch

Hamlet

Photo: Denverjeffrey, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Russell Gulch, is a former mining town, now largely a ghost town, in Gilpin County, Colorado, United States. Although the population was once much larger than today, and most of the larger commercial buildings stand empty, the town is not completely deserted. Russell Gulch is situated 1½ miles northwest of Alcan Mine.

Nevadaville

Hamlet

Photo: Plazak, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Nevadaville is an extinct gold-mining town in Gilpin County, Colorado, United States. The community is now largely a ghost town, although not completely deserted. Nevadaville is situated 2½ miles north of Alcan Mine.

Alcan Mine

Type: Quarry
Address: CO
Category: industry
Location: Clear Creek, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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Latitude

39.76166° or 39° 45′ 42″ north

Longitude

-105.5175° or 105° 31′ 3″ west

Elevation

9,137 feet (2,785 metres)

Open location code

85FPQF6M+M2

OpenStreetMap ID

node 369163007

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=quarry

GeoNames ID

5411519

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