Glasgow Iron & Steel Company Ltd

Took a boring licence over the Machrihanish field in 1943, acquired it in 1945 and drove the two drifts that became Argyll Colliery, opened in May 1946 — a little over a year before the industry was nationalised.

Mines operated

MineRegionYears
Argyll Colliery, Machrihanish Argyll and Bute 1945–1947

Record created: 25 August 2026 · Last researched: 25 August 2026