Lihir Gold Mine Lihir Island Papua New Guinea Mining Technology
The Lihir gold mine is located on the island of Lihir in Papua New Guinea s PNG New Ireland Province 700km north east of Port Moresby The gold mine was managed by a subsidiary of Rio Tinto until late 2022 and the operatorship was then handed over to Lihir Gold Australian miner Newcrest Mining acquired Lihir Gold in a $9bn deal in 2022
