According to a 1994 Gazette-Telegraph story, the mine shaft elevator system failed twice within a five week span during the ...

Patrick Weier died in a mine malfunction in Colorado; an elevator issue during descent led to the fatal event and a rescue of ...

On Friday, the Teller County Sheriff's Office identified the person who died in a mine malfunction near Cripple Creek.

Investigators were trying to figure out Friday what led to an elevator accident at a former Colorado gold mine that killed a ...

Authorities said they successfully rescued a dozen people stuck 1,000 feet underground at the Mollie Kathleen Gold Mine on ...

One person died and 23 people were rescued, including 12 who spent several hours trapped 1,000 feet underground, after an ...

A 46-year-old Teller County resident was killed when a mine elevator malfunctioned approximately 500 feet underground at a ...

Patrick Weier, a Mollie Kathleen Gold Mine tour guide, died after being trapped for several hours underground due to an ...

According to the Teller County Sheriff's Office, the following events took place during yesterday's rescue operation.

The group was roughly halfway to the bottom of the Mollie Kathleen Gold Mine in the town of Cripple Creek when the mechanical ...

One person has died in an accident at a Teller County tourist mine. Another four people were injured and 12 people are still ...

Patrick Weier, 46, was on board the elevator at Mollie Kathleen Gold Mine when it experienced a mechanical issue at about 500 ...