May 17, 2017 · The Argo Gold Mine and Mill dominate the historic mining town of Idaho Springs on I70 west of Denver. The mine and mill sit at the entrance to the Argo Tunnel, a deep tunnel built to drain water from flooded mines in Central City to the north. The mill recovered gold from chunks of ore, processing over 100 million dollars of ore.
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