Mines in Fife

Fife's coal industry was centred on collieries like Michael Colliery at East Wemyss, one of Scotland's largest and most productive, employing over 2,600 people at its peak and working shafts eventually sunk to over 460 fathoms beneath the Firth of Forth.

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Mine	Worked	Commodities
Aitken Colliery	1899–March 1963	Coal
Arthur Colliery	By 1905–By 1933	Coal
Balgonie Colliery	1883–1885–1960	Coal, Brick Clay, Mudstone
Benarty Colliery	c. 1880 (mines)–1926	Coal
Binnend Oil Works	1878–1894 (mines)	Oil Shale
Blairhall Colliery	1870s–May 1969	Coal, Ironstone
Bogside Colliery	1957-59–1985-86	Coal
Bowhill Colliery	1895–May 1965	Coal, Iron
Capledrae Colliery	By 1837–1889	Coal
Castlehill Mine	1965–1990	Coal
Charlestown Limeworks	1756–1956	Limestone
Comrie Colliery	1935-40 (sinking)–October 1986	Coal
Cuttlehill Colliery	from 18th century	Coal
Dalbeath Colliery	1886/87–Early 1930s	Coal
Denend Colliery	Probably 1860s–1895	Coal
Donibristle Colliery	—	Coal
Dundonald Colliery	From 1532 (first record)–1964	Coal
Dunnikier Colliery	About 1880 (sinking)–1927	Coal
Durie Colliery	1855–After 1903	Coal
Earlseat Colliery	May 1903–September 1927 (closure)	Coal
Elgin and Wellwood Colliery	1827–1950	Coal
Fairykirk Quarry	from Working by the mid-19th century	Whinstone
Fordell Colliery	1775–28 October 1950	Coal
Foulford Colliery	1884–1931	Coal
Frances Colliery	1874 (sinking)–3 February 1985	Coal
Glencraig Colliery	c.1895–1966	Coal
Halbeath Colliery	from By 1738	Coal
Hill of Beath Colliery	Early 19th century–c. 1912	Coal
Hugo Pit, Coaltown of Wemyss	1872/73–c. 1904 (coaling ended)	Coal
Jenny Gray Colliery	1854–September 1959	Coal
Kelty Colliery	from 1850s	Coal
Kilrenny Oil Works	1866–1873	Oil Shale
Kinglassie Colliery	1908–1966	Coal
Kingseat Colliery	c. 1866–1910	Coal, Fireclay, Ironstone
Kirkford Colliery	1896-1898–1928 (stopped producing)	Coal
Lassodie Colliery	1859–May 1931	Coal
Lethans Colliery	c. 1905–1933 (No 2 pit)	Coal
Leven Colliery	1877 (sinking)–1931	Coal
Little Raith Colliery	By 1852–1959	Coal
Lochgelly Colliery	from By 1770s, possibly earlier	Coal
Lochhead Colliery	1890 (as Lady Lilian)–27 March 1970	Coal
Longannet Colliery	1969–2002	Coal
Lumphinnans No 1 Colliery	1826 (first pits)–25 January 1957	Coal, Ironstone
Lumphinnans XI and XII Colliery	Before 1896–1966	Coal
Mary Colliery, Lochore	1902 (sinking)–24 September 1966	Coal
Michael Colliery	1892 (sunk)–1967	Coal
Minto Pit	1901 (sinking)–September 1967	Coal
Mossbeath Colliery	1892 (No. 1 sinking)–March 1945	Coal
Muirbeath Colliery	1894 (sinking from 1892)–1914	Coal
Muircockhall Colliery	1868–December 1944 (coal)	Coal
Muiredge Colliery	1856–1938	Coal
North Steelend Colliery	By 1880–1896 (colliery)	Coal
Oakley Colliery	from 1893 (production)	Coal, Ironstone
Pirnie Colliery	1856–c. 1920s (date not established)	Coal, Cannel Coal
Preston Island Colliery	By 1807 (sinking from c. 1800)–1811	Coal
Prestonhill Quarry	1896–1980s	Whinstone
Randolph Colliery	1850–1968	Coal
Rosebank Colliery, Dunfermline	1881–June 1918	Coal
Rosie Colliery	1880–December 1953	Coal
Rothes Colliery	1946 (sinking)–May 1962	Coal
Saline Valley Colliery	1890–1912	Coal
Seafield Colliery	12 May 1954 (sinking)–January 1988	Coal
The Moat Pit	c. 1590–1625 (destroyed by storm)	Coal
Townhill Colliery	18th century–April 1925	Coal
Valleyfield Colliery	1908–1978	Coal
Victoria Pit, West Wemyss	c. 1824–1960s	Coal
Wellesley Colliery	1883-85–July 1967	Coal
Wellsgreen Colliery	1884-1890 (sinking)–April 1959	Coal
West Pitcorthie Shale Mines	from 1866	Oil Shale, Ironstone
Westfield Opencast	1955–1998 (final extraction from 2008)	Coal