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The Argo Gold Mine and Mill is a former gold mining and milling property in Idaho Springs, Colorado, featuring an intact gold mill built at the entrance of the Argo Tunnel. The tunnel was built between 1893 and 1910 to drain the gold mines in Virginia Canyon, Gilpin Gulch, Russell Gulch , Quartz Hill, Nevadaville , and Central City and allow ...
Chinese-American miners in the Colorado School of Mines' Edgar Experimental Mine near Idaho Springs, circa 1920. On January 5, 1859, during the Pike's Peak Gold Rush, prospector George A. Jackson discovered placer gold at the present site of Idaho Springs, where Chicago Creek empties into Clear Creek. It was the first substantial gold discovery ...
The Argo Tunnel served all major gold mines in Idaho Springs at the time. [7] The main purpose of the tunnel was for transporting ore out of tunnel and onto trains. Argo Tunnel ceased production after a mining disaster in 1943, in which 4 miners died because of a large volume of naturally impounded water flooding the area they were in. [ 8 ...
Bird's eye view of Idaho Springs Colorado, 1882. On January 5, 1859, during the Colorado gold rush, prospector George A. Jackson discovered placer gold at the present site of Idaho Springs, where Chicago Creek empties into Clear Creek. It was the first substantial gold discovery in Colorado.
Phoenix Gold Mine, Idaho Springs, Colorado [6] is a fully operational gold mine where there are tours [1] replete with opportunities to pan for gold. [7] Since 1988, Phoenix Gold Mine has been family owned and operated. [8] [5] The Mosch family is "the oldest continuous mining family in the state" [9] of Colorado. Phoenix Gold Mine has been ...
The Edgar Experimental Mine is the primary educational mine owned by Mines in Idaho Springs. The mine was originally a silver and gold mine founded in 1870 by the Big Five Mining Company. It was acquired by Mines in 1921 after Big Five declared bankruptcy. [14]
Gold mining in Colorado (1 C, 5 P) I. ... Idaho Springs miners' strike of 1903; K. King Coal; M. McNulty rhyolite; Mining in Colorado Springs, Colorado ...
Gilman is an abandoned mining town in southeastern Eagle County, Colorado, United States.The Gilman post office operated from November 3, 1886, until April 22, 1986. [3] The U.S. Post Office at Minturn (ZIP Code 81645) now serves Gilman postal addresses.