Strongman Mine

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

The Strongman Mine memorial on State Highway 6

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]

See also

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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