One dead and 12 trapped underground at former gold mine in Colorado

One dead and 12 trapped underground at former gold mine in Colorado

An equipment failure at a former Colorado gold mine left one person dead and a dozen others trapped, authorities said Thursday. The elevator descending to the Mollie Kathleen gold mine, now operated as a tourist site, near the town of Cripple Creek, had a mechanical problem about 500 feet (152 meters) below the surface. It … Read more