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 2 miles south of Banta Hill Mine.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Black Hawk and Russell Gulch.

Black Hawk

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Black Hawk is a city in Gilpin County in Colorado's Front Range. Also known as "The City of Mills". It is a popular destination because casino gambling is legal.

Russell Gulch

Hamlet

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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 2 miles west of Banta Hill Mine.

Central City

Photo: Hustvedt, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Central City is a home rule municipality located in Gilpin and Clear Creek counties, Colorado, United States. Central City is the county seat of and the most populous municipality in Gilpin County.

Banta Hill Mine

Categories: mine and industry
Location: Gilpin, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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Latitude

39.77249° or 39° 46′ 21″ north

Longitude

-105.49805° or 105° 29′ 53″ west

Elevation

8,734 feet (2,662 metres)

Open location code

85FPQGC2+XQ

OpenStreetMap ID

node 369172478

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=quarry

GeoNames ID

5412699

Wikidata ID

Q49398455

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In Other Languages

“Banta Hill Mine” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Banta Hill Mine”

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