MineArchiveFife Coal Company
The dominant coal owner in Fife, running fourteen collieries at its height and among the largest coal companies in Scotland. It sank Valleyfield around 1908 and held it until the industry was nationalised in 1947.
Mines operated
| Mine | Region | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Aitken Colliery | Fife | 1899–1946 |
| Benarty Colliery | Fife | 1900–1946 |
| Blairenbathie Colliery | Perth and Kinross | ?–1947 |
| Bowhill Colliery | Fife | 1909–1947 |
| Comrie Colliery | Fife | 1935–1947 |
| Dalbeath Colliery | Fife | 1889–1931 |
| Donibristle Colliery | Fife | ?–? |
| Dunnikier Colliery | Fife | ?–1927 |
| Durie Colliery | Fife | ?–1903 |
| Foulford Colliery | Fife | 1896–1931 |
| Frances Colliery | Fife | 1923–1947 |
| Hill of Beath Colliery | Fife | 1889–1912 |
| Kelty Colliery | Fife | 1872–1947 |
| Kinglassie Colliery | Fife | 1906–1947 |
| Kirkford Colliery | Fife | 1896–1946 |
| Kirkness Colliery | Fife | ?–1893 |
| Leven Colliery | Fife | 1877–1931 |
| Lumphinnans No 1 Colliery | Fife | 1896–1946 |
| Lumphinnans XI and XII Colliery | Fife | 1896–1946 |
| Mary Colliery, Lochore | Fife | 1902–1946 |
| Mossbeath Colliery | Fife | 1896–1946 |
| Pirnie Colliery | Fife | 1877–? |
| Randolph Colliery | Fife | 1923–1947 |
| Rothes Colliery | Fife | 1946–1947 |
| Thornton Mine, Balbeggie | Fife | 1945–1947 |
| Valleyfield Colliery | Fife | 1908–1947 |
| Wellsgreen Colliery | Fife | 1890–1947 |
Record created: 24 August 2026 · Last researched: 24 August 2026