| If you will be visiting the Denver area,
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| | 90 minutes west of Denver, is the Country
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| you might want to get down under our
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| | Boy Mine. The tour of this mine takes you
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| mountains. You see, more and more Denver
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| | 1,000 feet in to the a century old,
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| visitors are electing to have a fun
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| | authentic gold mine. You'll wear a hard
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| adventure via a guided mine tour. There
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| | hat, hear the drills and learn about
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| are several to choose from that are all
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| | Colorado's glorious mining history. After
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| within a 60-90 minute drive from
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| | your tour, your guide will teach you how
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| Denver.Three tours I think you'd enjoy
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| | to pan for gold in Eureka Creek You can
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| are:Argo Gold Mine. The Argo is located
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| | even take your riches home with you- -a
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| near Idaho Springs, making it about a
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| | great Colorado souvenir.To reach the
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| 35-45 minute drive from downtown Denver.
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| | Country Boy Mine, take I-70 West to Exit
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| The Argo mine tour features an
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| | 203 (Colorado 9 South) towards Frisco
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| experienced guide who will tell you the
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| | Breckenridge. At the traffic circle, take
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| history of the Argo tunnel, the mine
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| | the 4th exit onto N Summit Blvd. Continue
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| itself and the mill which processed over
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| | on CO-9 S . Turn left at Huron Rd. Bear
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| 100 million dollars of gold ore in its
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| | right at Reiling Road then turn left at
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| day. The guide will also give a live
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| | French Gulch Rd.Country Boy Mine Tour
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| demonstration of the crushing, milling
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| | 970-453-4405Lebanon Silver Mine Tour.
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| and rock drilling. You can walk through
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| | You can enjoy a guided tour of this mine
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| the mine and down through the mill,
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| | as part of a ride on the Georgetown Loop
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| reading and observing the equipment,
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| | Railroad (which is a neat trip all by
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| tools and the process used to extract the
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| | itself). The mine is located at the
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| gold.To reach this mine, take I-70 West
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| | halfway point on the railroad. The tour
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| to Exit 241A, which is Colorado Blvd.
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| | takes you 500 feet into a mine tunnel
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| Turn right off Colorado Blvd. at Gilson
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| | bored in the 1870s. Your guide will point
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| Ave .and then take a hard left at
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| | out rich veins of silver and tell you
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| Riverside Drive.Argo Gold Mine Tour
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| | about early-day mining. The temperature
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| 303-567-2421Country Boy Mine Tour. A bit
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| | inside the mine is a constant 44 degrees
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| further up I-70, near Breckenridge, about
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| | Fahrenheit, so bring a jacket.
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