Miners often travel to the ends of the earth to uncover the next major deposit, but in going to these remote areas they face unique issues arising in effectively working with the local indigenous people. On a small island off Papua New Guinea lays the Lihir mine, one of the largest gold mines in the world. Since the mine opened in 1997 it has produced more than nine million ounces of gold as well as a staggering amount of jobs for the local people. Its presence also meant that the population of the island exploded, nearly doubling.
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