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Tourists Rescued From Gold Mine After Fatal Accident
An investigation is underway to determine what caused a tour guide to die and 23 others to be trapped after authorities say an elevator suffered a mechanical problem. The incident happened at Colorado’s Mollie Kathleen Gold Mine. During the rescue mission, trapped tourists were pulled to safety after they were stuck at the halfway point down the elevator shaft. Twelve…
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1 killed, 12 people trapped in Colorado mine after equipment malfunction | LiveNOW from FOX
One person was killed and 12 people remained trapped more than 1,000 feet underground inside a tourism mine in Colorado. The equipment malfunction that caused the incident happened at the Mollie Kathleen Gold Mine, according to a Facebook post from the Teller County Sheriff’s Office. The 11 people who were rescued consisted of two children, as well as the deceased,…
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Colorado town reacts to a plan to extract gold from mining waste
A plan to extract gold from mining waste worries a Colorado town, reluctant to revive its depressed mining industry that caused so much pollution, its river ran red. Backers say the plan would speed cleanup that’s languished. (AP video by Thomas Peipert. Produced by Brittany Peterson). Read more: #colorado #news #gold Subscribe: Read more: This video may be available for…
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