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A top geologist was so concerned with the Pike River mine that she asked her husband, also a geologist, not to enter the mine in 2010. She said Pike River Coal did not have a proper understanding of the geology of its coal mine, and had...

The gloves have come off for the first time in the Pike River commission of inquiry, with Solid Energy chief executive Don Elder taking "great offence" at suggestions he is trying to lower the mine's value prior to sale.