Cause of fatal Colorado gold mine accident revealed
Elevator incident led to death of tour guide Patrick Weier and trapped group of tourists for hours last year
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An incident involving an elevator at a former Colorado gold mine that led to the death of a tour guide and trapped a group of tourists for hours last year was caused by âoperator error,â authorities said Wednesday.
The Teller County Sheriff's Office did not provide details about what went wrong in a news release announcing the results of its investigation in the Oct. 10 death of Patrick Weier, 46, at the Mollie Kathleen Gold Mine. However, investigators found there were no equipment malfunctions and that the mine met state regulations, the sheriff's office said in a news release.
The incident happened as the elevator was descending into the mine in the mountains near Colorado Springs. At around 500 feet (152 meters) down, the person operating the elevator from the surface âfelt something strange " and stopped it, Teller County Sheriff Jason Mikesell said at the time.
The elevator was still operable, and those on board when the incident happened were brought back up within 20 minutes, he said. A door on the elevator was broken when it was raised.
âWe donât know if the door malfunctioned or not or if something else occurred. Thereâs a lot that goes on in these little elevators,â he said then. âWe just know that the door was broken somehow.â
Patrick Weier, who died on Oct. 10, 2024, in an accident gives a tour of the Mollie Kathleen Gold Mine in Cripple CreekTwelve adults from a second group were trapped at the bottom of the mine, 1,000 feet (305 meters) below ground, while engineers made sure the elevator could be used.
Soon after the incident, Mikesell said Weier had died because of a problem with the elevator, not a medical problem.
The case has been ruled an accident and has been closed, the sheriffâs office said in its update. It did not explain what happened to Weier or how he died. He had a young child and was from the nearby town of Victor, Colorado.
A spokesperson for the sheriff's office, Lt. Renee Bunting, declined to provide more details and told a reporter to file a records request to get more information.
The mine, which was about to close for the season when the accident happened, will be able to reopen again for this year's tourist season, the sheriff's office said. State mining regulators had ordered the mine to remain closed and not conduct any tours until it could be determined whether the mine was in compliance with regulations.
It is not known when the mine will reopen. The mine's website, which prominently features a photo of Weier and a link to a fundraiser for his son, still said it was closed indefinitely on Thursday and no one answered the telephone there.
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On the list ranking CD sales only (not including digital download albums or any other format), K-pop artists claimed seven spots out of the top 10. The five K-pop artists who made the 2024 list were Stray Kids, ENHYPEN, ATEEZ, TXT, and TWICEâwith Stray Kids and ATEEZ landing two albums each in the top 10.
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Meanwhile, ENHYPENâs âROMANCE : UNTOLDâ was the No. 3 best-selling CD of the year with 363,000 copies sold in the United States.
ATEEZâs âGOLDEN HOUR : Part.1â was the No. 4 best-selling CD of 2024 with 250,000 copies sold in the United States, while their latest mini album âGOLDEN HOUR : Part.2â took No. 7 for the year with 225,000 copies sold.
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The top 10 best-selling CD albums of 2024 in the United States are as follows:
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Stray Kids â âATEâ (442,000)
ENHYPEN â âROMANCE : UNTOLDâ (363,000)
ATEEZ â âGOLDEN HOUR : Part.1â (250,000)
Stray Kids â â? (HOP)â (248,000)
TXT â âminisode 3: TOMORROWâ (240,000)
ATEEZ â âGOLDEN HOUR : Part.2â (225,000)
Taylor Swift â â1989 (Taylorâs Version)â (175,000)
TWICE â âWith YOU-thâ (174,000)
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Stray Kidsâ âATEâ ranked No. 5 for the year with 449,000 sales, while ENHYPENâs âROMANCE : UNTOLDâ took No. 8 with 378,000 sales.
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TXTâs âminisode 3: TOMORROWâ made the year-end list at No. 5 with 240,000 copies sold in the United States.
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Stray Kids â âATEâ (442,000)
ENHYPEN â âROMANCE : UNTOLDâ (363,000)
ATEEZ â âGOLDEN HOUR : Part.1â (250,000)
Stray Kids â â? (HOP)â (248,000)
TXT â âminisode 3: TOMORROWâ (240,000)
ATEEZ â âGOLDEN HOUR : Part.2â (225,000)
Taylor Swift â â1989 (Taylorâs Version)â (175,000)
TWICE â âWith YOU-thâ (174,000)
Billie Eilish â âHit Me Hard and Softâ (165,000)
Stray Kids and ENHYPEN also made the separate year-end list of the overall top 10-selling albums of 2024 in the United States, which includes not only CD sales but also digital sales and other physical formats, such as vinyl.
Stray Kidsâ âATEâ ranked No. 5 for the year with 449,000 sales, while ENHYPENâs âROMANCE : UNTOLDâ took No. 8 with 378,000 sales.
Congratulations to all of the artists!
Watch Stray Kids, ENHYPEN, ATEEZ, and TXT perform at the 2024 SBS Gayo Daejeon on Viki below:
[viki-watchnow url=https://www.viki.com/tv/40905c-2024-sbs-gayo-daejeon?locale=en]
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