Who ran Pike River mine?
Who ran Pike River mine?
New Zealand Oil and Gas Ltd.
Six drill holes confirmed the presence of a large area of coal. The Pike River Coal Company was formed in 1982 to hold exploration rights; in 1988 the company was bought by New Zealand Oil and Gas Ltd.
How many people survived Pike River mine?
Two men
On Friday 19 November 2010 at 3:45pm there was an underground explosion at the Pike River coal mine. Twenty-nine men lost their lives, and their bodies have not been recovered. Their names and details appear on pages 4–5 (see: Pike River mine memorial). Two men survived the explosion.
How many people died in the Pike River disaster?
29
Pike River Mine disaster/Total number of deaths
What sort of mine was Pike River?
coal mine
The Pike River Mine is a coal mine formerly operated by Pike River Coal 46 km (29 mi) north-northeast of Greymouth in the West Coast Region of New Zealand’s South Island.
How much has Pike River recovery cost?
The recovery project, which cost $51 million, plus at least $10 million for the police – was never about recovering the bodies, which are trapped behind a massive rockfall, but was intended to search the drift for possible evidence of what caused the explosions.
How much money is spent on Pike Rivers?
More than $50 million has been spent.
What is the Pike River Drift?
The Pike River underground coal mine is located in the Paparoa Range on the West Coast of the South Island. The drift is a 2.3 km access tunnel from the entrance of the mine to the workings. The workings comprise around 4.3 km of inner tunnels, from where the coal was extracted.
What is the drift at Pike River mine?
The Pike River Mine can be separated into two distinct areas: The mine drift and the mine workings. The drift is a 2.3 km access tunnel from the entrance of the mine to the workings. The workings comprise around 4.3 km of inner tunnels, from where the coal was extracted.
What is a Rocsil plug?
The “Rocsil” plug (Rocsil is the brand name for a phenolic plug) covers the width of the drift (about five metres), from floor to roof and a distance of between 10 and 15 metres from one end to the other, so between five and seven metres either side of where the borehole sits in the drift.
Where is the Pike River Mine located?
Pike River Mine
Pike River Mine disaster/Locations
How much has Pike River cost?
When was the Pike River mine opened?
2009
Pike River Mine/Opened
How many miners were in Pike River Mine?
At the time of the explosion 31 miners and contractors were present in the mine. Two miners managed to walk from the mine; they were treated for moderate injuries and released from Greymouth Hospital the next day. The remaining 16 miners and 13 contractors were believed to be at least 1.5 kilometres (1,600 yd) from the mine’s entrance.
Where was the Pike River Mine in New Zealand?
Pike River Royal Commission. The Pike River Mine disaster was a coal mining accident that began on 19 November 2010 in the Pike River Mine, 46 kilometres (29 mi) northeast of Greymouth, in the West Coast region of New Zealand’s South Island.
Who was Allan Dixon in the Pike River mine explosion?
Allan John Dixon, 59, Runanga, Has a partner and two sons in Runanga. His partner, Robyn, believed Allan left her a brief, loving message on her mobile just minutes after the explosion but police later said that wasn’t possible. Robyn and Allan had both been divorced and had met only a couple of years ago, the Australian reported.
Who is Malcolm Campbell from Pike River Mine?
Mr Adams’ Linkedin profile says he is a deputy at the Pike River mine. Malcolm Campbell, 25 – Malcolm Campbell is due to marry his Kiwi fiancee Amanda Shields on December 18. The 25-year-old Scotsman is originally from St Andrews. His father told the Sunday Express his son had found work after travelling abroad with a cousin.