The mine elevator experienced a mechanical issue when it was about 500 feet deep in the mine, causing “severe danger” for those on board, he said. Mikesell stressed that the mine shaft did not ...

One person was killed and 12 people remain trapped inside a Colorado gold mine after the elevator shaft malfunctioned, causing “a severe danger” during a tour Thursday, sheriff officials said.

When zama zamas go hungry deep underground in the abandoned mines where they illegally mine for gold, they sometimes resort ...

“Stupid safe,” Schafrik said of mining elevators ... That included sending the elevator down empty to the bottom of the shaft to make sure it could get back up without issues.

Denver (AP) — Investigators were trying to figure out Friday what led to an elevator door malfunction at a former Colorado gold mine that killed a man, injured four others and left 12 people trapped ...