THE ALI-MAK ELEVATOR HAD BEEN RIDDEN TO THE SURFACE BY SOME DAYSHIFT EMPLOYEES AND WAS SENT BACK TO THE BOTTOM FOR OTHERS. NO PEOPLE WERE ON BOARD WHEN THE ELEVATOR STOPPED ABOUT 75' SHORT OF THE BOTTOM. A ""CLANG"" SOUND WAS HEARD BY A PERSON ON THE SURFACE AND IT WAS FOUND THAT A CABLE GUIDE HAD BROKEN.