The Pike River Mine Hope you Enjoy and Learn something from it. P.R.M

Here is the date and what happened 19 November 2010 The disaster was caused by a methane explosion

Here are some facts 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. A methane explosion occurred in the mine at approximately 3:44 pm And 31 miners were trapped in the mine

The methane explosion This picture shows what methane does when they both rub together Which caused the Explosion

The pike river mine is something New Zealand will never forget The Pike River Mine was a coaling Mine In Greymouth. There was 4 explosions here are the dates and times that they happened: 19 November :44pm 24 November :37pm 26 November :39pm 28 November :00pm

here is the Identity of the miners The 29 men ranged in age from 17 to 62. The youngest, Joseph Dunbar, was on his first shift underground after celebrating his 17th birthday the previous day. Dunbar had been due to start work at the mine on 22 November but had convinced management to allow him to start on the 19th.Out of the 29, 24 were New Zealanders, two were Scottish, two were Australian, and one was South African.The 24 New Zealanders were predominantly West Coasters, though they also include one Southlander. The victims included, among others, Grey District Councillor Milton Osborne and two West Coast representative sportsmen, South Island rugby league player Blair Sims and West Coast Rugby Union player Michael Monk. One of the trapped miners, Benjamin Rockhouse, was the brother of survivor Daniel Rockhouse, one of the two men who walked clear of the mine after the initial explosion

And here are some photos

These pictures are from the 2 nd 3 rd and 4 th Explosion. After the 4 th Explosion. Killing two more miners.

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