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W. T. Shaw and J. W. Simpson

Local miners who leased Auchencairn in 1951 for a final attempt, first at quartz and then at copper by flotation, before the pumps were stopped in 1957.

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Auchencairn Mine Dumfries and Galloway 1951–1961

Record created: 24 August 2026 · Last researched: 24 August 2026

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