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Excavating rock in Pike River access tunnel

Excavating the broken and unstable rock in the access tunnel was slow and difficult. The bare rock had to be covered with steel mesh and then sprayed with concrete.

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Pike River mine disaster

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'Excavating rock in Pike River access tunnel', URL: https://nzhistory.net.nz/media/photo/excavating-rock-pike-river-access-tunnel, (Ministry for Culture and Heritage), updated 17-Nov-2015

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