On the morning of Aug. 15, 2015, excavator crews under contract with the Environmental Protection Agency ascended a rugged ...

A rusting machine in the mountains can say more about the West than any polished museum display ever could. Out on a quiet ...

Investigators on Friday were trying to figure out what led to an elevator accident inside a former Colorado gold mine that killed a tour guide, injured four others and left a separate group of 12 ...

DENVER — A tour guide killed at a former Colorado gold mine last year fell out of a crowded elevator taking tourists below ground after apparently not latching its door closed, documents obtained by ...

Investigators are trying to determine what caused an elevator at a Colorado gold mine to malfunction, trapping adults and children below ground. One person died and 23 others were rescued Thursday at ...

The Cripple Creek and Victor Gold Mine announced Lowe Billingsley will be taking over as general manager Wednesday.

October’s deadly elevator malfunction at a Colorado gold mine that trapped 23 people and killed one was caused by an “operator error,” according to a Wednesday Facebook post from the Teller County ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FILE - A police officer moves a barrier for an emergency vehicle, Oct. 9, 2024, at Mollie Kathleen Gold Mine in Cripple Creek, ...

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