Out of darkness, Into light | 1850s
| Date | Colliery | No. | Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21/11/1851 | Mansfield Colliery | 1 | John Campbell |
| 21/11/1851 | 2 | George Houston | |
| 30/09/1856 | Craigman Pit | 1 | John Kennedy |
| 05/09/1859 | Boig Pit | 1 | James Kirk |
1850s | New Cumnock Coalfield
| Year | Colliery | Owner |
| 1854 | Pathhead | Archibald Gray and Company. |
| 1854 | Bank | New Cumnock Iron Company. |
| 1854 | Beoch | New Cumnock Iron Company. |
| 1854 | Coalburn | New Cumnock Iron Company. |
| 1854 | Mansfield | Sir James Stuart-Monteth |
| 1860 | Pathhead | Archibald Gray and Company. |
| 1860 | Bank | Bank Coal Company (Hyslop and McKenzie) |
| 1860 | South Boig | Eaglesham and Dunlop |
| 1860 | Riggend | George Sloan |
| 1860 | Coalburn | Nisbet, Wilson and Co. |
| 1860 | Craigman | Nisbet, Wilson and Co. |
| 1860 | Mansfield | Sir James Stuart-Menteth. |
| 1860 | Straide | Wm. Barrowman and Co. |