Lihir Gold Mine, Papua New Guinea
Key Data:
Producer of
Gold
Location
Lihir Island, Papua New Guinea (PNG)
Ownership
Lihir Gold Ltd (100%)
Geology Type
Epithermal gold
Mineral Type
Volcanogenic refractory sulphides and weathered oxides
Reserve Base
23.6Moz (2007)
Annual Production
650,811oz Au (2006)
Mining Method
Open pit
Processing Method
Crushing, SAG and ball milling, sulphides flotation, pressure oxidation and cyanide leaching
Employment
990
Key Equipment:
Open Pit
O&K RH200 hydraulic excavators
Caterpillar 785B haul trucks
Concentrator
Warman centrifugal pumps
Laurel Engineering stacking conveyor system
Praxair oxygen plant
Prime Contractors
Mining - Thiess-Roche Lihir joint venture (1996-2000)
Plant - Davy Kinhill Fluor Daniel joint venture
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