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Lihir landowners resolve dispute with Newcrest

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Lihir landowners resolve dispute with Newcrest

Updated 3 September 2012, 13:32 AEST

Miners are back at work at the Lihir gold mine in Papua New Guinea's New Ireland province after being closed down by landowners.

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The mine was shut down last week over a dispute between local landowners and the Australian-owned mining company -- Newcrest

Lihir is one of the world's biggest gold mines, and is currently undergoing a $1.3 billion dollar expansion.

Presenter:Geraldine Coutts

Speaker:Peter Saur, secretary general, Lihir Mining Area Landowners Association

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