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One person dead and a dozen trapped 1,000 feet inside former Colorado gold mine

By Ross O'Keefe
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An elevator at a former gold mine acting as a tourist site in Colorado failed, killing one person and trapping 12 others 1,000 feet beneath the surface.

The mine, Mollie Kathleen Gold Mine, is near the town of Cripple Creek in central Colorado.

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