Strongman Mine

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The Strongman Mine memorial on State Highway 6

The Strongman Mine was an underground coal mine north of Greymouth on the West Coast of New Zealand from 1938 to 2003.

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On 19 January 1967, a gas explosion in the mine killed 19 miners. [1] [2] [3]

In 1994, the original mine was replaced by the Strongman 2 mine further up the Nine Mile valley. The Strongman 2 mine closed in 2003. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ "19 killed in Strongman mine explosion at Runanga ", NZHistory
  2. ↑ "Old miner remembers Strongman tragedy". The Southland Times . 23 November 2010. Retrieved 14 November 2011.
  3. ↑ "New Zealand Mine Disaster: Toll 19 Dead", The Montreal Gazette - Jan 19, 1967
  4. ↑ "Strongman 2 Underground Mine closes - Replaced by mine at Spring Creek". Solid Energy. 11 August 2003. Retrieved 15 October 2010.

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