1936 - 1958: The Nugget Coal Company at Elmo, Wyoming
Exhibit by Bob Leathers
Nugget Coal Company
1936 – 1958 Coal Production Years
The Nugget Coal Company's Nugget No. 1 open pit mine near Elmo opened in 1936 and closed in 1958 after 23 consecutive years of coal production. The mine produced a total of 2,845,603 tons of coal with a peak work force of 41 workers in 1951. The mine produced only 5,621 tons of coal with a work force of 4 workers in 1940. The mine’s highest year of coal production was 1952 when it produced 378,103 tons of coal with 41 workers. One miner, Edward Tynsky, was killed in 1952 at the Nugget mine.
Nugget Coal Company's Mine Fatalities
Click on the blue link or gray button below to view the name and information about the 1 man killed in the Nugget mine.
Nugget Coal Company's Nugget Mine at Elmo
Nugget Mine at Elmo (Gert Milliken Collection from Gary Milliken)
Nugget Coal Company's Mine Map
Nugget Coal Company's Mine Today: 2018
Long time resident of Elmo, Gary Milliken and long time resident of Hanna, Bob Leathers, explored the Nugget Coal Company's Nugget surface mine at Elmo. The following pictures by Bob Leathers were taken on that visit.
Nugget Coal Company Tipple Site with Elmo in the background (While Family Collection by Bob Leathers)
Nugget Coal Company Tipple Site at Elmo (While Family Collection by Bob Leathers)
Tipple Foundation Cement Blocks at the Nugget Coal Company Mine Tipple Site South of Elmo (While Family Collection from Bob Leathers)
Nugget Coal Company Tipple Site (While Family Collection by Bob Leathers)
Nugget Coal Company Tipple Site (While Family Collection by Bob Leathers)
Nugget Coal Company Tipple near Elmo (While Family Collection by Bob Leathers)
Nugget Coal Company Mine Maps
Nugget Coal Company (Map Collection from the Hanna Basin Museum)
Hanna and Elmo. Nugget Mine. Sampo Mine. UP No. 3 and 3.5 (Map Collection from the Hanna Basin Museum Website)
The Union Pacific Coal Company Proposed Strip Mining Development. Location of 4A Tipple. Nugget Mine. Monolith Mine (Map Collection from the Hanna Basin Museum)