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Home » Major events » Previous major events » Operation Pike - West Coast Pike River Mine explosion » Pike River mine videos and images » Sunday 12 December 2010

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Sunday 12 December 2010

Images of the Pike River ventilation shaft.

An image of the Pike River ventilation shaft capped.

Above: Ventilation shaft capped.

An image of the Pike River ventilation shaft wide angle.

Above: Cap on ventilation shaft weighed down with sand bags and cement.

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