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Roadheader machine in Pike River mine

An excavating machine known as a roadheader in the Pike River mine. These machines bore through rock and coal, with sparks from the steel cutting tools causing small methane explosions.

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© Nimmo Photography
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Roadheader machine in Pike River mine, URL: https://nzhistory.govt.nz/media/photo/roadheader-machine-pike-river-mine, (Manatū Taonga — Ministry for Culture and Heritage), updated