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 Gold Bug 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 2 miles northwest of Gold Bug 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.

Gold Bug Mine

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

39.7686° or 39° 46′ 7″ north

Longitude

-105.49916° or 105° 29′ 57″ west

Elevation

8,809 feet (2,685 metres)

Open location code

85FPQG92+C8

OpenStreetMap ID

node 369178398

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=quarry

GeoNames ID

5423190

Wikidata ID

Q49414368

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In Other Languages

“Gold Bug Mine” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Gold Bug Mine (minahan sa Estados Unidos, Colorado, Gilpin County)”
Cebuano: “Gold Bug Mine”

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