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Major milestone reached in Pike River operation 23 Dec, 2020 12:34 AM 3 minutes to read NZ Herald Miners have reached the Roscil Plug, near the end of the drift, in the Pike River mine. It is the Pike River Recovery Agency's final milestone for the year and was reached last night, 349 days after dismantling the 170m barrier. On November 19, 2010, an explosion at the mine was reported about 3.44pm. Only two people walked out of the mine that day – 29 people were unaccounted for. Read More Advertisement "We've now achieved another milestone, reaching the Rocsil Plug around 2244m up the Pike R...

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...

Wednesday, 23 December, 2020 - 13:15 In the Pike River Recovery Agency’s final milestone for 2020, mine workers last night reached the Rocsil Plug near the end of the drift, 349 days after dismantling the 170m barrier. Chief Operating Officer Dinghy Pattinson says around 8pm yesterday’s afternoon shift reached the plug which was installed in early November 2019. "We’ve now achieved another milestone - reaching the Rocsil Plug around 2244m up the Pike River Mine drift. This is as far as we go this year, as we close down for Christmas today and restart on Tuesday 5 January 2021," he...