A tour guide killed at a former Colorado gold mine last year fell out of a crowded elevator taking tourists below ground after apparently not latching its door closed, documents obtained by The ...

Since companies first started mining silver outside Rico, Colorado, in 1869, the land has held a sulfuric acid plant and cyanide leach heaps, driving decades of cleanup and federal oversight.

It’s been nearly 10 years since the Environmental Protection Agency breached a holding plug at the Gold King Mine north of ...

DENVER (AP) — A tour guide killed at a former Colorado gold mine last year fell out of a crowded elevator taking tourists below ground after apparently not latching its door closed, documents ...

FILE - A police officer moves a barrier for an emergency vehicle, Oct. 9, 2024, at Mollie Kathleen Gold Mine in Cripple Creek, Colo. DENVER (AP) — A tour guide killed at a former Colorado gold ...