An excavating machine known as a roadheader in the Pike River mine. These machines bore through rock and coal, with sparks from the steel cutting tools causing small methane explosions.
'Roadheader machine in Pike River mine', URL: https://nzhistory.govt.nz/media/photo/roadheader-machine-pike-river-mine, (Ministry for Culture and Heritage), updated 19-Mar-2020
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