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Lihir Ladolam

Plant in Papua New Guinea with commodity Gold
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Mineral rights holdings
  9. Ownership information
  10. Production statistics
  11. Reserves and resources
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10304944
MAS/MILS ID 6040250010
Record type Site
Current site name Lihir Ladolam
Alternate or previous names Ladolam

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 145.16556, -5.66461 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Papua New Guinea(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Papua New Guinea

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 145.16556, -5.66461
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Plant
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Mining method Open Pit
Plant type Beneficiation (Mill)
Plant subcategory Flotation
Milling method Carbon-In-Pulp-Electrowin

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights State Lease

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Png Government
    Interest 40
    Home office Papua New Guinea
    Year 1993
    First year 1993
  • Type Owner
    Owner Niugini Mining Ltd. (Nml)
    Interest 30
    Year 1993
    First year 1993
  • Type Owner
    Owner Kennecott Explorations Ltd., (Australia) (Kea)
    Interest 30
    Home office Australia
    Year 1993
    First year 1993
  • Type Operator
    Owner Lihir Gold Co.; Rtz
    Interest 100
    Year 1993
    First year 1993

Production statistics

  • Year 1996
    Description First Half Of 1996. 620000 Ounces Of Gold.
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 19284158.22g

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1993
    Inferred 475087000mt ore
    Total resources 475087000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 2.79 g/mt Gold Major 1993
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1993
    Demonstrated 103988000mt ore
    Total resources 103988000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 4.37 g/mt Gold Major 1993

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • QMAT 1 COL 1: RESERVES USED IN THE 1993 GOLD STUDY. SEE BIBL. 001-002.
  • "R" 1; GEOLOGICAL ORE RESOURCES, 1993. SEE BIBL. "MI" 001-002. "R" 2; MINEABLE ORE RESERVES, 1993. SEE BIBL. "MI" 001-002.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MIUGINI MINING LIMITED, REPORT FOR THE QUARTER ENDING SEPT.

  • Deposit

    30, 1993, PP13.

  • Production

    NIUGINI MINING LIMITED, QUARTERLY REPORT ENDING

  • Production

    SEPTEMBER 30, 1993.

  • Reserve-Resource

    SAME AS "MI" BIBL. 001-002.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 06-FEB-97 Buckingham, David A. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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