Lihir Facts - Processing
Process Control. General Description. Lihir processing plant is designed to process 3.6 Mtpa of ore containing 7.2% sulphide sulphur at a gold grade of up to 13 g/t and a plant availability of 86%. The instantaneous design feed rate is 375 t/h of ore containing 27 t of sulphide sulphur. There is a legal obligation under the mining permit to ...