Pike River Recovery Agency staff open and walk through doors at the 170m seal. Pike River Recovery Agency Pike River Recovery Agency chief operating officer Dinghy Pattinson opens the doors 170 metres into the mine's access tunnel. Pike River Recovery Agency The tunnel beyond the 170m seal. Pike River Recovery Agency Looking towards the 170m barrier from the Pike River mine drift. Pike River Recovery Agency staff breached the 170m seal on Tuesday, part of a long $36 million process to re-enter the West Coast mine.

Source: Stuff December 17, 2019 03:56 UTC