Hard Ore (Sulfide)

Lihir Gold Limited

Soft Ore (Oxide)
From Mine Front End
Loader
From Mine Process Plant Flowsheet

R.O.M. Stockfile R.O.M. Stockfile

Hard Ore Soft Ore
Fixed Cyclone
Grizzly Cluster
Water

Hard Ore Soft Ore

Dump Hopper Dump Hopper
Water Water
Radial
Milk of Lime
Stacker Crushed Ore Front End
Stockfile PAX/ A65/ A412
Loader

Sizer
Flotation
Ball Mill
Rock (MMD)
Gyratory
Breaker SAG Mill
Crusher Conditioning Flotation
Radial Stacker Feed
Tanks Tank Cells
Conveyor
Crushed Ore Transfer (5 x)
Crusher Discharge Sump
Conveyor
Conveyor SAG Mill Feed Conveyor
Cyclone Plant Water
Pump
Crushing & Conveying Ore Reclaim & Grinding Flocculant
Flot. Rougher
Concentrate To
Neutralisation
Tank
Rougher Rougher
Conc. Hopper Tailings Hopper

P re s sur e O xid at ion

Sea Water
Grinding Flocculant
Thickener
Pre-Oxidation Tanks Heat Recovery
(3 x) Vessel
Venturi
Scrubber Mill Water Overflo w
Pumps 3x Tank
To Neutralization
Quench Tank
Mill Water To
Grinding
Autoclave Feed
Booster Pumps Flash
Tank Thickening
Autoclave Feed
Pumps (Geho)
Autoclaves
(3 x)
CCD # 2 Flocculant &
Acidic Slurry To Pre-Ox
CCD
Sea Water

Steam / O2 / Quench Water

Milk of Lime

Mill Water Flot. Rougher

Tailings
NaCN Barren
Solution
Carbon -In - Leach
CCD # 1

Carbon
Pre-Neutralization Screen
Tank

Safety
Neutralization Cyanidation Screen
Tank Tank
Oxygen Plant Cooling
Loaded Water Return
Carbon
Water CIL Tanks

Screen NaCN Power Plant Cooling

Acid Wash Water Return
NaOH
Tanks (2x)
Regenerated Carbon
Pre-Soak
Tank
Steam
Pre-Soak
Solution Tank Cyanide Detoxification
Tailings
Electrowinning Cells Make-up
Fresh Carbon
Tanks Disposal
Pregnant
Acid Elution Solution Tank
Column Barren Solution Tailings
Demineralised Water
To CIL Junction Box
Rinse Water Steam Sea Level
Strip Water
Tank Filter Press
Melting Bullion
Kiln Feed Flux Furnaces Deaeration
Hopper Water Tank
Tailings
Discharge
Dryer Line
Regeneration Kiln Quench Tank

Carbon Stripping & Regeneration Electrowinning & Sm elting

r.d. alviso 3/3/01