Hydro-mining machine sluicing coal at Pike River mine

A photograph of the hydro-mining machine sluicing coal with jets of high-pressure water. Methane levels increased suddenly when this machine began working at the Pike River mine in September 2010, regularly reaching explosive levels.

Credit

© Nimmo Photography
Permission of Nimmo Photography must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

How to cite this page

Hydro-mining machine sluicing coal at Pike River mine, URL: https://nzhistory.govt.nz/media/photo/hydromining-machine-sluicing-coal, (Manatū Taonga — Ministry for Culture and Heritage), updated 17-Nov-2015

Keywords

Community contributions

0 comments have been posted about Hydro-mining machine sluicing coal at Pike River mine Post a Comment

What do you know?

Can you tell us more about the information on this page? Perhaps you have a related experience you would like to share?

Your name

Email The content of this field is kept private and will not be shown publicly.

Comments will be reviewed prior to posting. Not all comments posted. Tell me more...