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.

Mines operated

Mine	Region	Years
Auchencairn Mine	Dumfries and Galloway	1951–1961

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