MineArchiveMines in Dumfries and Galloway
Dumfries and Galloway's mining history is centred on Wanlockhead, Scotland's highest village, worked for lead alongside neighbouring Leadhills for centuries and, like it, still panned for gold in its burns today. The more modest Blackcraig mines near Newton Stewart were discovered by chance in 1763 by a soldier building a military road, and worked in three separate bursts over the following century and a half.
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| Mine | Worked | Commodities |
|---|---|---|
| Auchencairn Mine | 18th century–1961 | Copper, Barite |
| Blackcraig Lead Mines | 1763–1917 | Lead, Zinc |
| Canonbie Colliery | 1854–1922 | Coal |
| Corncockle Quarry | Early 19th century–Still active | Sandstone |
| Corsehill Quarry | By the 1880s–Still active | Sandstone |
| Cove Vein Mine | 1755–About 1860 | Lead |
| Craignair Quarry | 1826–Still active | Granite |
| Fauldhead Colliery | 1896–1968 | Coal, Brick Clay |
| Glendinning (Louisa) Mine | 1788–1922 | Antimony |
| Locharbriggs Quarry | 18th century–Still active | Sandstone |
| New Glencrieff Mine | 1718–1958 | Lead, Zinc |
| Sanquhar Coalfield | From late 18th century–1968 (closure) | Coal |
| Talnotry Mine | c. 1885–Mid-1880s | Nickel, Copper |
| Wanlockhead | 13th century–1934 | Lead, Copper, Silver, Zinc, Gold |
| Woodhead Mine | 1838–1873 | Lead, Silver |