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At around noon, the elevator at the gold mine near the town of Cripple Creek experienced mechanical issues that "created a severe danger for the participants," Teller County Sheriff Jason Mikesell ...
PHOTO: People were trapped in the Mollie Kathleen Gold Mine in Teller County, Colo., Oct. 10, 2024. (KRDO)
A dozen people were trapped approximately 1,000 ft. below the gold mine 23 People Rescued, 1 Dead After Elevator Malfunction at Colorado Gold Mine Tourist Attraction Skip to main content
One person died in the accident. The elevator was descending into the Mollie Kathleen Gold Mine near the town of Cripple Creek when it had a mechanical problem around 500 feet (150 meters) beneath the surface, creating a “severe danger for the participants,” and one person was killed, Teller County Sheriff Jason Mikesell said at a press ...
The mine's owners issued a statement Friday expressing their condolences and thanking emergency responders. The mine will be closed until further notice, they said. The mine is in Cripple Creek, a town of about 1,100 people southwest of Colorado Springs. It opened in the 1800s and closed in 1961, but continued as a tourist site.
Winfield Scott Stratton (July 22, 1848 – September 14, 1902) was an American prospector, capitalist, and philanthropist.He discovered the Independence Lode near Victor, Colorado on July 4, 1891, and became the Cripple Creek Mining District's first millionaire in 1894.
The next year, in 1892, Stratton also hit gold in the Washington mine. Stratton became the Cripple Creek District's first millionaire. [1] When Cripple Creek miners went on strike in 1894, Stratton's Independence mine and the Portland mine came to an agreement with them, against the wishes of other mine owners. [2]
The Mollie Kathleen Gold Mine is located at 9388 Highway 67 in Cripple Creek, which is about an hour west of Colorado Springs. It advertises itself on its website as the "Only Vertical Shaft Gold ...