MineArchiveMines in Stirling
Stirling's Cononish mine, high above Tyndrum, is Scotland's only currently operating gold mine, developed on a modern industrial scale from the 1980s onward — a striking contrast to the region's older, long-exhausted lead and silver workings elsewhere in Scotland.
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| Mine | Worked | Commodities |
|---|---|---|
| Bannockburn Colliery | 1894–1953 (drift mine to 1963) | Coal |
| Cononish Mine | 1988–September 2023 | Gold, Silver |
| Plean Colliery | By 1901–1962 (abandoned 1963) | Coal |
| Polmaise Colliery | From January 1904–December 1983 | Coal |
| Tyndrum Mines | 1741 (vein discovered)–1926 | Lead, Silver, Zinc |