The owners of the Mollie Kathleen Gold Mine near Cripple Creek, Colorado, have been ordered to halt operations after a deadly malfunction trapped 23 employees underground last week. A cease and desist letter from the Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety (DRMS) prohibits the mine from reopening until an ongoing review of its operations is complete.
The owners of the Mollie Kathleen Gold Mine near Cripple Creek where a longtime employee died and 23 others were rescued last week has been served with a cease and desist letter ordering them to stop operations following an inspection by the Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety , an official with the Colorado Department of Natural Resources said Thursday.
The Mollie Kathleen Gold Mine Tour website states that the Carlton Mill closed in the 1960s, so the mine had to stop gold production since it had no way to process the ore. Mine tours, however, were doing well at the time and so a decision was made to continue to welcome the public through guided tours.Revenue from the tours is used to maintain the mine and ensure it is in “safe operable mining condition,” the website reads.
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