Welcome to the Scottish Mining Website
The site was set up by a small group of volunteers to provide information on miners' lives compiled from old reports, gazetteers and newspaper articles. Our main focus is on Lanarkshire and Fife but information is available on all areas of Scotland. The mining accident section covers the whole of Scotland - for the years 1852 to 1914, inclusive, these are taken from the Annual Reports of the Inspector of Mines - for other years these have been compiled from old newspaper articles and other resources. The site currently contains the names of more than 18,000 names of those involved in the mining industry in Scotland.
Other resources include information on miners housing, the 1842 Children's Employment Commission, lists of mines and collieries, a glossary of mining terms and a section on war memorials.
Recent Additions:
- Newspaper reports on 1938 accidents
- Chapters 16-18, and 25 of "The Rise And Progress Of Coatbridge And Surrounding Neighbourhood. " Andrew Miller, Dundyvan Iron Works, Glasgow 1864
- Completion of Notes on Miners' Houses 1875
- Report on explosion at Springhill Colliery, 1917
- See also What's New section