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Pike starts up roadheader

PIKE River Coal has put a roadheader into action at its namesake underground coal mine in New Zealand’s South Island, having completed a “slimline” ventilation hole to bring air 100m underground.

Blair Price
Pike starts up roadheader

The Kiwi company was set back by a large rockfall in February, which blocked the lower section of its recently finished ventilation shaft, pushing back the previous production plan. Pike said the completion...

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