Gold Dust Tunnel Mine

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Argo Tunnel

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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 east of Gold Dust Tunnel Mine.

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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

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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 3 miles north of Gold Dust Tunnel Mine.

Dumont

Hamlet

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Dumont is a small unincorporated community and U.S. Post Office situated along Clear Creek in Clear Creek County, Colorado, United States. The Dumont Post Office has the ZIP Code 80436. Dumont is a part of the Downieville-Lawson-Dumont census-designated place. Dumont is situated 4 miles northwest of Gold Dust Tunnel Mine.

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