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The elevator was still operable, and those on board were brought back up within 20 minutes, the sheriff said. A door on the elevator was broken when it was raised.

“Stupid safe,” Schafrik said of mining elevators. He declined to comment directly on the Colorado accident. Mines that operate as tourist attractions in Colorado must designate someone to ...

The elevator was still operable, and those on board were brought back up within 20 minutes, the sheriff said. A door on the elevator was broken when it was raised.

The elevator was still operable, and those on board were brought back up within 20 minutes, the sheriff said. A door on the elevator was broken when it was raised.

A door on the elevator was broken when it was raised. “We don't know if the door malfunctioned or not or if something else occurred. There's a lot that goes on in these little elevators,” he said.