Back in Lihir. Feb 2015

My new Troopy

Assembling the portal crane

Lifting the crane onto the NCA tanks

My crew working on the autoclave carryover platform

A couple of the boys pipe spooling in the workshop

Looking over NCA1 and autoclaves

A stint with FABWORX. 2014.

The Taharoa iron sand spiral separation plant

D11 used to move the iron sand to the pumping station

Pure iron sand ready for exporting

The iron sand exporting ship waiting off the coast.

The APL plant in Victoria

Heading to Tumut, NSW

Visy pulp and paper plant Tumut

The crew about to start night shift.

Turkey

We lived in the town of Gordes

The process plant construction site

Nickel mine site

Autoclave

The boys checking out the tank progress

Stainless steel thickener tanks

Good progress around the Autoclave

HPAL area under construction

Muzza and I heading to the tailings dam

Tailings dam inspection

Lining the tailings dam walls

A local Shepherd looking over his flock. 

A little farm house, very barren land.

Some interesting locals

A common form of transport around Gordes.

Preparing the wood pile to make charcoal 

The wood smolders for 2 weeks to form the charcoal 

Then winter set in.

Muzza and I ventured out of the office.

The site got very wet and muddy

The local cuisine was awesome.

Outotec Flotation Circuit-Lihir

Some good civil works

First cell arrives

All cells in place with the help of the EWPs

The Rotor and Stator inside cell.

Bridges installed and pipe rack underway

                                                                 The launder completed

A job well done boys.

MOPU Project near completion.

Kunaye airport Lihir Island.

Tenix construction team in front of the 02 Plant.

                                                      

Booster Compressor.

Main Air Compressors completed.

  Main air compressor rotor.

02 Plant completed.

TSA Vessels in the 02 Plant

Commissioning the crushing plant.

Installation of the new SAG and Ball mills.

Dump trucks on the Pit haul road.

The Banana boat, a common mode of transport.

A local boy reef fishing.

Family selling Betel nut.

Fruit and veges being sold at the local market.