State regulators have ordered a former Colorado gold mine where a tour guide was killed and a group of tourists was trapped for hours after an elevator accident to remain closed while its operations are reviewed.

According to authorities, the incident occurred when an elevator shaft had a mechanical issue that "created a severe danger for the participants."

The incident occurred at the Mollie Kathleen Gold Mine, a tourist site near Cripple Creek. According to Teller County Sheriff Jason Mikesell, the elevator was descending into the mine when it suffered a mechanical issue about 500 feet below the surface.

Authorities say one person has been killed and 12 people have been rescued after being trapped for hours about 1,000 feet below ground at a former Colorado gold mine when an elevator malfunctioned at

The Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety sent a cease and desist letter to the owners of the Mollie Kathleen Gold Mine in Cripple Creek after last week's tour guide death.

Investigators were trying to figure out Friday what led an elevator to malfunction at a former Colorado gold mine, killing one person

A cease and desist letter was sent to the owners of Colorado's Mollie Kathleen Gold Mine a deadly elevator malfunction trapped visitors for hours forcing a rescue where one person died.