Collieries after Nationalisation in 1947
The last 4 collieries to close in the area were Killoch (1987), Pennyvenie (1978), Minnivey (1975) & Littlemill (1974)
Dates in brackets indicate the date that the colliery merged with another
| Colliery | Location | Opened | Closed | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barbeth | Drongan | 1945 | November | 1955 | |
| Beoch | Dalmellington | 1837 | March | 1968 | |
| Bogton | Dalmellington | 1930 | July | 1954 | |
| Carston | Drongan | 1950 | January | 1957 | |
| Chalmerston Nos.4 & 5 | Dalmellington | 1925 | December | 1959 | |
| Chalmerston Nos.6 & 7 | Dalmellington | 1934 | August | 1952 | |
| Greenhill | Littlemill | 1936 | (September) | (1958) | Merged with Polquhairn |
| Houldsworth | Patna | 1900 | December | 1965 | |
| Killoch | Ochiltree | 1953 | March | 1987 | Sunk 1957. |
| Littlemill | Rankinston | 1905 | June | 1974 | |
| Minnivey | Dalmellington | 1955 | November | 1975 | |
| Pennyvenie | Dalmellington | 1872 | July | 1978 | |
| Pennyvenie No.4 | Dalmellington | 1911 | March | 1961 | |
| Polquhairn Nos.1, 4, 5 & 6 | Littlemill | 1895 | August | 1962 | |
| Shieldmains | Drongan | 1927 | February | 1950 | |
| Sundrum Nos.5 & 6 | Coylton | 1952 | March | 1961 |
