The Last Pony Mine part 1

This film documents the final days of the last mine of its kind in the United States. The New Gladstone Mine in Centerville, Iowa, was using methods and techniques apropos to forty years earlier, including the use of a pony to pull the underground coal cars. The human element predominates as the miners react to the impending closing.

Date:1972
Contributors:
Les Benedict, director, editor Steve Knudsen, producer
Awards: CINE Golden Eagle Award
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[@HVACSoldier]

I wonder if there is enough shale left in the Iowa coal mines to convert the shale to oil?

[@69ChevroletNova]

That motor he was starting sounds like GM.