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Strongman Mine

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Coordinates: 42°20′36″S 171°18′19″E / 42.343225°S 171.305399°E / -42.343225; 171.305399
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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.

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

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  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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42°20′36″S 171°18′19″E / 42.343225°S 171.305399°E / -42.343225; 171.305399


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