[08] HMGM - Side Trip to the Argo Gold Mill, Part 1

"How to Model a Gold Mill in 27,000 Easy Steps" (HMGM) Episode 08: The Argo Tunnel and Mill (part 1) Series Description: Are you curious how mere ounces of useful stuff can be extracted from many tons of ore? We were, and are exploring the technology of the gold milling process. Join us as we build a 1:20 scale model of the historic Santiago Mill, which still stands at 12,200 feet in the Colorado Rocky Mountains, and learn about mining technology and Colorado history along the way. Episode Description: [08] We take a side trip to the historic Argo Mill in Idaho Springs to learn more about mining and milling. Part 1: We discuss the 4.16 mile tunnel. Argo, pt.1 (ep.08), Newhouse tunnel:    • [08] HMGM - Side Trip to the Argo Gold Mil...   Argo, pt.2 (ep.09): the Mill, 1912-1916    • [09] HMGM - Side Trip to the Argo Gold Mil...   Argo, pt.3 (ep.10), Late 1916-present:    • [10] HMGM - Side Trip to the Argo Gold Mil...   Soundtrack: Intro-"Seven Twenty" by Diamond Ortiz (YouTube music library) "Evolution" by Bensound (Bensound.com royalty-free license) "Acoustic Happy Folk" by Filmstocks (Filmstocks.com license) "Dirty Mac" by Endless Love (YouTube music library) "Bed & Breakfast" by The 126ers (YouTube music library) "Birds in Flight" by Dan Lebowitz (YouTube music library) "Lazy River Rag" by Dan Lebowitz (YouTube music library) "Cowboy Lullaby" by JHS Pedals (YouTube music library) "Deep Blue" by Bensound (Bensound.com royalty-free license) "Amazement" by Freedom Trail (YouTube music library) Extro-"American Country Road" by Filmstocks (Filmstocks.com license) ********* References & Resources for this Episode ********* Argo Mill Museum: https://argomilltour.com/history-of-t... https://argomilltour.com/argo-tunnel/ Argo Water Treatment Plant: EPA, Remediiations System Evaluation (RSE)...Final Report, EPA 542-R-07-019, September 2007 https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/... "Blown to Bits in the Mine" By: Eric Twitty, latest edition is 2009 https://www.amazon.com/Blown-Bits-Min... (this is not an Amazon Affiliate link, provided for help and reference only) Google Earth Pro: https://google.com/earth ...or download from your mobile device's app store History Colorado (nee Colorado Historical Society): https://www.historycolorado.org/locat... Historical Society of Idaho Springs historicidahosprings.com Samuel Newhouse: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_... https://argomilltour.com/history-of-t... Silas and Ralph Knowles: https://argomilltour.com/history-of-t... "Ores And Metals" https://books.google.com/books?id=BYY... "Obituary of George W. Knowles" http://genealogytrails.com/colo/jeffe... "Stampede to Timberline" By: Muriel Sibell Wolle, latest edition is May 1991 https://www.amazon.com/Stampede-Timbe... (this is not an Amazon Affiliate link, provided for help and reference only) Substreet.org, Argo Tunnel Mines: https://substreet.org/argo-tunnel-min... ------ Additional resources via books.google.com ------ -- Aetna Explosives and their Characteristics, Handbook (1920) https://books.google.com/books?id=ZcM... -- Bureau of Mines, State of CO, 13th Biennial Report (1913-1914) https://books.google.com/books?id=A2w... -- The Colliery Engineer, Vol.27 (1907) https://books.google.com/books?id=eo0... -- Engineering and Mining Journal, Vol CX (1920) https://books.google.com/books?id=ZcM... -- Flotation (1917) https://books.google.com/books?id=Ihx... -- Metallurgical and Chemical Engineering, Vol.XIII July 1915 https://books.google.com/books?id=t2N... -- Mineral Resources of the United States, Part 1-Metals (1929) https://books.google.com/books?id=fQs... -- Mines and Minerals, Vol27 (1907) https://books.google.com/books?id=QF9... -- The Mines Handbook, Vol.XIV (1920) https://books.google.com/books?id=HiB... -- Mining and Engineering World, Vol.30 (1909) https://books.google.com/books?id=pyB... -- USGS Circular 1097 Guidebook on Geology...Contamination... (1994) https://books.google.com/books?id=GfQ... -- USGS Prof Paper 94, Economic Geology of Gilpin... (1917) https://books.google.com/books?id=B6v...