Changing conditions at the site of a coal mine fire in Colorado have prompted state officials to begin an emergency project to mitigate wildfire risk in the area.

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

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A group of tourists remains trapped inside the Mollie Kathleen Gold Mine near Cripple Creek, Colorado (AP) One person died and 23 ...

Twelve people trapped deep beneath the surface of a former Colorado gold mine turned popular tourist destination were rescued Thursday night after an elevator malfunctioned, authorities said. The ...

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

Twelve people were rescued after being trapped for hours at the bottom of a Colorado gold mine tourist site due to an elevator malfunction. One person died in the incident, and an investigation into ...

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KKTV/Gray news) - A woman who was part of the group trapped underground following an elevator malfunction at a Colorado tour mine says law enforcement did well to keep them ...

DENVER (KDVR) — The Mollie Kathleen Gold Mine in Teller County was sent a cease and desist letter following the deadly equipment malfunction on Oct. 10. On Thursday, the Colorado Division of ...

GOLDEN, Colo. and CEDAR PARK, Texas, June 02, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Colorado School of Mines and ElementUSA have been awarded $67 million in funding from the U.S. Department of Energy to build a ...

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 ...