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 1 mile north of Union 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 4 miles northwest of Union 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 4½ miles north of Union Mine.

Union Mine

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

39.73027° or 39° 43′ 49″ north

Longitude

-105.50583° or 105° 30′ 21″ west

Elevation

8,583 feet (2,616 metres)

Open location code

85FPPFJV+4M

OpenStreetMap ID

node 369175121

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=quarry

GeoNames ID

5442452

Wikidata ID

Q49455757

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In Other Languages

“Union Mine” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Union Mine (minahan sa Estados Unidos, Colorado, Clear Creek County, lat 39,73, long -105,51)”
Cebuano: “Union Mine”

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