Dewatering and geothermal control for the proposed Lihir mine, Papue New Guinea

The Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy
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Jan 1, 1994

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About 3km2 of the central Luise Caldera, in which the Lihir orebody is located, is geothermally active wit.lj gas seeps and fumaroles, and in some areas, a water table at boiling point.The proposed mine, adjacent to Luise Harbor, will be excavated to more than 200m below sea level and will extend into the geothermal system to depths at which current rock temperatures are 170¦C.
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APA:  (1994)  Dewatering and geothermal control for the proposed Lihir mine, Papue New Guinea

MLA: Dewatering and geothermal control for the proposed Lihir mine, Papue New Guinea. The Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, 1994.

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