KDVR FOX 31 Denver News 930P October 17, 2016
Mike and his dog were out for a walk near the nether land home. When he stumbled upon an abandoned mine. Falling. 40 feet down the shaft below. There with two skid marks over the edge of the snow. The dog injured his back leg. And under went surgery. But survived. That mine has since b sealed off to make sure no one else falls again. It could have been a kid that fell in. Back in the late 18 hundreds. There were thousands of these small Mining Operations across the state. But today only a handful are still in operation. Which is why so much work is being done to close them to the public. The C...