The 192 km² Lihir Island, approximately 22 km long in the N-S direction, is shown in this July 2019 Planet Labs satellite image monthly mosaic (N is at the top). The Ladolam gold deposit open pit mine is visible on the E coast within the remains of Luise volcano that has undergone flank collapse, resulting in a 1-km-long debris avalanche deposit offshore. After the collapse event the gold deposit accumulated from hydrothermal fluids.

Satellite image courtesy of Planet Labs Inc., 2019 (https://www.planet.com/).

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