Between 1872 and 1982 the Park City mining operations were home to 34 operating mining shafts varying from 275 to over 2,400 feet deep. The sides of the shafts were supported with timber frames and ...
Mikesell stressed that the mine shaft did not collapse and is currently ... including using ropes and harnesses to lift people out of the mine, Mikesell said. Mikesell did not know the last ...
The firm said the accident involved a winding rope connected to a cage-style lift which hoists people up and down the mine shaft. The lift started moving downwards unexpectedly, it added.