LOS ANGELES, Oct. 10 (Xinhua) -- More than 10 people were trapped 1,000 feet (305 meters) underground inside a gold mine in the U.S. state of Colorado on Thursday due to an equipment malfunction, local media reported.
The equipment malfunction happened at the Mollie Kathleen Gold Mine in Cripple Creek, Colorado, according to a post from the Teller County Sheriff's Office.
