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An incident involving an elevator at a former Colorado gold mine that led to the death of a tour guide and trapped a group of tourists for hours last year was caused by “operator ... The Today Show.
A tour guide died at a Colorado gold mine after an elevator experienced a mechanical issue hundreds of feet below ground, trapping a dozen tourists for several hours, authorities said. The ...
12 more people were rescued late on Thursday after a group became trapped in Colorado gold mine located in Teller County just outside of Colorado Springs where 1 died.
Denver (AP) — Investigators were trying to figure out Friday what led an elevator to malfunction at a former Colorado gold mine, killing one person, injuring four others and leaving 12 people trapped for hours at the bottom of the tourist attraction 1,000 feet (305 meters) beneath the surface.
The mine opened in the 1800s and closed in 1961, but still operates tours. Its website describes a one-hour tour. It says visitors can see veins of gold in the rock and ride an underground tram. A woman named Mollie Kathleen Gortner discovered the site of the mine in 1891 when she saw quartz laced with gold, according to the company’s website.
Its website describes a one-hour tour in which visitors descend 1,000 feet. It says they can see veins of gold in the rock and ride an underground tram. A woman named Mollie Kathleen Gortner discovered the site of the mine in 1891 when she saw quartz laced with gold, according to the company’s website. ___ Brown reported from Billings, Mont.
The group was trapped about 1,000 feet down in the Mollie Kathleen Gold Mine, which offers tours to the public, following an "equipment malfunction," the Teller County Sheriff's Office said.
Cripple Creek is a town of about 1,100 in the Rocky Mountains southwest of Colorado Springs. The mine opened in the 1800s and closed in 1961, but still operates tours. Its website describes a one-hour tour in which visitors descend 1,000 feet. It says they can see veins of gold in the rock and ride an underground tram.