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The Pike River Mine disaster was a coal mining accident that began on 19 November 2010 in the Pike River Mine, 46 km (29 mi) northeast of Greymouth, in the West Coast region of New Zealand's South Island following a methane explosion at approximately 3:44 pm (NZDT, UTC+13). The accident resulted in the deaths of 29 miners.
The most notable mining accident in New Zealand is the 1896 Brunner Mine disaster, which killed all 65 miners inside. On 19 November 2010, there were four explosions over nine days at Pike River mine ; 29 miners were killed and two escaped with minor injuries.
Underground mining for coal is dangerous, and has led to many deaths and injuries in New Zealand. In March 1896, 65 coal miners were killed during the Brunner Mine disaster; as of 2021 this remained New Zealand's most deadly industrial accident. The Pike River Mine disaster in November 2010 caused the deaths of 29 coal miners. [5]
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The mine has a development and consenting history going back to the 1970s, with the first geologists and surveyors having explored the area in the 1940s. The mine is located approximately halfway between Greymouth and Reefton, close to the Pike Stream, a tributary of the Big River in a region that already has a long history of coal- and gold-mining activity.
Pike River Mine disaster (6 P) Pages in category "Coal mining disasters in New Zealand" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total.
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New Zealand mine disaster may refer to: Kaitangata Mine disaster, 1879; Brunner Mine disaster, 1896; Ralph Mine disaster, Huntly, New Zealand, 1914; Dobson, New Zealand coal mine, 1926; Glen Afton coal mine, 1939; Strongman Mine gas explosion, 1967; Pike River Mine disaster, 2010