In the Lihir core shed.   Left: John Robinson (centre) takes the group through the orebody in drill core.   Right: With Lihir Gold staff, from the left - Matt Painter (AngloGold Ashanti, Australia), John Robinson (Lihir Gold), Roy Kidd (Lihir Gold), Mannie Mehu (Lihir Gold), Graeme Corlett (Ivanhoe Mines, China), Marcus Willson (Placer Dome Asia Pacific, Australia) and Eric Hou (Ivanhoe Mines, China).

Photographs by Mike Porter.