Visiting the mine is a trip to the past, a trip to a different day when dangerous work by brave workers moved the wheels of progress.

It was the home of a strip coal mine until the 1950s, until it was acquired by the state. It's now managed by the Iowa Department of Natural Resources. "The story goes that a farmer had cattle on ...

settled a suit with the company over a leaking coal slurry impoundment at Warrior Met’s No. 7 Mine in Brookwood. The riverkeeper had documented nearly two dozen distinct leaks from the coal ...