Specifications - 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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