LEADVILLE, Colo. (AP) — Rust-colored piles of mine waste and sun-bleached wooden derricks loom above the historic Colorado mountain town of Leadville — a legacy of gold and silver mines polluting the ...

By Marjorie Haun In southwestern Colorado’s historic mining town of Telluride — now a haven for the uber-rich, the San Miguel ...

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 ...

Some outings sell themselves, and this is one of those rare no brainer Saturdays that feels effortless from the first step to the last smile. In Colorado, a historic gold mine flips the script on ...

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 ...

The Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety sent a cease and desist letter to the owners of the Mollie Kathleen Gold Mine in Cripple Creek. The mine in Teller County is where a tour guide ...

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 ...