Gus Siltimaki Coal Company's Peacock Underground Mine at Elmo, Wyoming
Notes from Bob Leathers with contribution by Gary Milliken
The Gus Siltimaki Coal Mine was located directly behind his two story home in Elmo.
The Wyoming Mine Inspector Reports indicate the Gus Silimaki Coal Company and mine started coal production in Elmo in 1932. Other records indicate the mine was in operation around 1916. In the early years the mine was defined as a wagon mine and not subject to inspections by the Wyoming Mine Inspector.
The Wyoming Mine Inspector Reports indicate the Gus Silimaki Coal Company and mine started coal production in Elmo in 1932. Other records indicate the mine was in operation around 1916. In the early years the mine was defined as a wagon mine and not subject to inspections by the Wyoming Mine Inspector.
The Gus Siltimaki Coal Company's Peacock underground mine at Elmo opened production of coal in 1932 and closed in 1941. The mine operated at Elmo for 9 years. During that time, it produced 11,894 tons of coal with a peak work force of 11 workers in 1932. No deaths were reported in the mine.
2018: Gus Siltimaki's Peacock Mine Today
Long time resident of Elmo, Gary Milliken and long time resident of Hanna, Bob Leathers, explored the Siltamake mine at Elmo. The following pictures by Bob Leathers were taken on that visit.
The street behind the Siltamaki house was named after the coal miner and his mine.
Pictured below is the hill behind the old two story Siltimaki coal mine. The two story house is long gone, but evidence of the mine is till there.
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Gus Siltimaki's Peacock Mine Map
Gus Siltamaki's Peacock Mine at Elmo (Map Collection from the Hanna Basin Museum)
