Pike River mine re-entry team reaches Rocsil Plug near end of drift
The work to re-enter the Pike River mine has reached a significant step, with the workers last night reaching the Rocsil Plug near the end of the drift. Geotechnical engineer Rick Lee, mine worker Luke Taylor, chief operating officer Dinghy Pattinson, mine manager/health and safety manager Greg Duncan, and mine maintenance planner Liam Collins at the Rocsil Plug. Photo: Pike River Recovery Agency The temporary expanding foam plug, which was installed in November 2019 via a borehole, creates a separation barrier between the fresh air atmosphere in the drift and the nitrogen and methane atmosp...