Papua New Guinea - Geodetic Monitoring Site
Site ID
LC1P
Station Location
Lihir
Station Number
LC1 Pillar
Station Address
Alaia Rock, Lihir primary control pillar on volcanic plug,
Lihir Mine,
Lihir,
New Ireland Province
WGS-84 Station Coordinates
Latitude
S 3°07'19".08
Longitude
E 152°38'18".25
Ellipsoidal Ht
Ht
SITE OWNERSHIP
Owner / Authority
Lihir Gold Ltd
Site Contact/s
John Hohnke (Chief Surveyor)
Phone
986 4014
Fax
986 5560
Address
PO Box 789, Port Moresby
Email
jhr@lihir.com.pg
STATION DESCRIPTION
Station marker
Top surface of steel pillar
standard threaded bolt for tribrach is already placed
Inscription
Reference marks
1 pin in cement peg
Witness marks
PVC pipe nearby
Azimuth marks
Station constructed by/date
CPS Palanga Surveys Ltd about 1991
special instructions
Consent from Lihir Mine is essential,
Steel cap boots to be worn (not provided by mine)
Safety hat required (mine can provide)
The rock is a sacred place for the Lihirians
Site soil / Geology
top of volcanic plug
SITE ACCESS
Airport
Londolovit Airport (Kunaye Airstrip)
Islands Nationair has regular flights from Rabaul(Tokua)
Airlink is unsafe and unreliable with smaller aircraft
and cargo capacity
Air Niugini has daily flights to/from POM
K178 from Rabaul (Tokua), K528 from POM
Boats
PMV boats travel between Namatanai to Lihir often,
rough crossing, 2 hours, K10
Roads
koronos roads
Vehicle rental
John Hohnke can arrange pickup from airport
and provide access to site which is 1.2 km from mine office
in August 2000 the area adjoining the plug was
being stripped for mining operations
The track to the pillar is ill-defined and overgrown
The last 40 metres is very steep and difficult
especially in wet weather
SITE FACILITIES
Power
Mine Survey Office can recharge batteries
Shelter
tent essential for receiver and batteries
Accommodation
Lihir Hotel
phone 986 4166
fax 986 4167
K159.50 p/n for single a/c room
meals K20-25
Security
none required
Labour
Surveyors and chainmen can assist if requested
Communications
phone / fax available at Hotel / mine office
Adverse conditions
Alaia Rock is a sacred protected site, so
cannot be disturbed in any way
SITE DIAGRAMS
Access map
LC1P access 1998
Site diagram
site photographs 2000
looking east 247 kb
location 345 kb
looking north 253 kb
looking south 226 kb
looking towards plant 317 kb
looking west 245 kb
Elevation mask
LC1P elevation mask 1998
OCCUPATION SUMMARIES
2000 Campaign
Party leader
Richard Stanaway, RSES, ANU
Contact details
r_stanaway@yahoo.com
Assistant/s
Kuli Vasu (Mine surveyor), Peter Ziktana (chainman)
Labour / security
Receiver type
Ashtech Z-12
Receiver serial number
638
Antenna type
Ashtech Z-12 Chokering
Antenna serial number
101
Height measured to
bottom edge of antenna
Slant height antenna
0.113m vertical offset from top pillar to bottom edge
of chokering antenna
Changes in antenna ht
Batteries/power supply
2 x 24 amp/hr sealed lead acid batteries
1 x 40 amp/hr sealed lead acid battery
Occurences (stoppages/earthquakes/antenna disturbances and
adjustments)
Occupation summary
FILE SIZE START END
NAME Bytes T S DAY/TIME(UT) DAY/TIME(UT) DNLD TIME STATUS
RLC1PA00.224 715754 224 02h42m30s 23h59m30s
RLC1PA00.225 802794 225 00h01m00s 23h59m30s
RLC1PA00.226 803818 226 00h01m00s 23h59m30s
RLC1PA00.227 542698 227 00h01m00s 16h35m30s
Last updated: 25th October 2000
Richard Stanaway
Research School of Earth Sciences, The Australian National University