This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. DENVER (KDVR) — It turns out the pioneers ...

The world’s richest gold rush that began in 1891 in what became the Cripple Creek Mining District created endless lines of mined ore carts slogging down the mountain to smelting and milling operations ...

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 Arkansas River basin more ...

CRIPPLE CREEK, Colo. (KKTV/Gray News) - Emergency crews responded to a gold mine in Colorado for reports of people trapped after an elevator malfunctioned at the historical site. The Teller County ...

VICTOR, Colo. (KOAA) — The last active gold mine in Colorado sits in Victor, a historic mining city founded in 1891 that has seen its population decline drastically over the past several decades. Now, ...

Patrick Weier, who died on Oct. 10, 2024, in an accident gives a tour of the Mollie Kathleen Gold Mine in Cripple Creek, Colo.. (Jennifer Nolan via AP) (Jennifer Nolan) DENVER – A former Colorado gold ...