Lihir Gold – Leach Tanks 45 & 47
The Client
Client: Lihir Gold Limited
Location: Lihir Island, New Ireland Province, PNG
The Project
Further to Saunders expansion into the Papua New Guinea market, in 2017 Lihir Gold Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Newcrest Mining, engaged Saunders to complete a major tanks project at their gold processing plant located at Lihir Island in the New Ireland Province of PNG.
Scope:
- Demolition and replacement of Leach Tanks 45 and 47, at an approximate size of 14m diameter x 15m high each
- Mechanical and access works, removal and replacement of agitators and disconnection / reconnection of the electrics
- The tank design and pre-fabrication were completed by Saunders in-house engineering design team and specialist fabrication team at our headquarters in Condell Park, NSW; while the demolition and construction ensued on-site utilising a combination of local PNG and expat personnel
- The works were carried out in an extremely congested Brownfield environment
- Site location was subject to high rainfall and a tropical climate
- Works successfully delivered in an operating plant environment