In a narrow valley 37mi/60km west of Denver is the old gold-diggers' town of Idaho Springs (alt. 7,550ft/2,300m). At many places in the surrounding area various ores (including gold) are still mined. Some mines (among them the Phoenix Gold Mine) can be visited.

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