Minto Colliery
Colliery (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Minto Colliery
Classification Colliery (Period Unassigned)
Canmore ID 131514
Site Number NT29SW 44
NGR NT 2051 9475
NGR Description Centred NT 2051 9475
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/131514
- Council Fife
- Parish Auchterderran
- Former Region Fife
- Former District Kirkcaldy
- Former County Fife
NT29SW 44 2051 9475
MINTO Colliery (also known as BRIGHILLS)
Location: Cardenden
Previous Owners: Lochgelly Iron & Coal Company
Types of Coal: House and Steam
Sinking/Production Commenced: 1903
Year Closed: 1967
Year Abandoned: 1968
Average Workforce: 640
Peak Workforce: 730
Peak Year: 1957
Shaft/Mine Details: 2 shafts, No. 1 184m (NT 2051 9475), and No. 2 302m deep (NT 2050 9477)
Details in 1948: Output 910 tons per day, 230,000 tons per annum. 684 employees. Campbell Binnie washer. Baths (1935), canteen, first-aid. Electricity, steam and compressed air. Report dated 07-08-1948.
Other Details: Prone to spontaneous combustion and sudden roof falls, it suffered increasing water problems as neighbouring pits closed. An excellent model of the surface arrangement is on display at the Royal Museum of Scotland in Chambers Street, Edinburgh.
M K Oglethorpe 2006.
