The Argo Tunnel is a 4.16-mile mine drainage and access tunnel with its portal at Idaho Springs, Colorado, USA. 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 km south of Galatea Mine.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Idaho Springs and Russell Gulch.

Idaho Springs

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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

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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 3½ km northwest of Galatea Mine.

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.

Galatea Mine

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

39.76027° or 39° 45′ 37″ north

Longitude

-105.50083° or 105° 30′ 3″ west

Elevation

2,605 metres (8,547 feet)

Open location code

85FPQF6X+4M

OpenStreetMap ID

node 369173179

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=quarry

GeoNames ID

5422644

Wikidata ID

Q49413188

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In Other Languages

“Galatea Mine” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Galatea Mine (minahan sa Estados Unidos)”
Cebuano: “Galatea Mine”

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