UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 6-K

Report of Foreign Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

August 30, 2010

Commission File No. 000-26860

LIHIR GOLD LIMITED

Level 7, Pacific Place
Cnr Champion Parade & Musgrave Street
Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
(Address of principal executive offices)

(Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.)

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorised.

LIHIR GOLD LIMITED

By: ~~Name Stuart MacKenzie Title: Group Secretary~~

~~Date:~~Name ~~September~~Stuart 6MacKenzie Title: ~~2010~~Group Secretary

6Date: September 14, 2010

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~~New~~PNG ~~Newcrest~~resident ~~Shares~~Mr ~~commenced~~David ~~trading~~Guinn onhas aalso ~~deferred~~been ~~settlement~~appointed ~~basis~~as ona 31director ~~August 2010 and it is the responsibility~~ of ~~each New Newcrest Shareholder to confirm their holding before trading in New Newcrest Shares, to avoid the risk of selling shares they do not own~~LGL. ~~Trading in New Newcrest Shares is expected to commence on a normal settlement basis on Wednesday 22 September 2010.~~

~~Further~~Scheme ~~Information~~Consideration

AnThe ~~LGL~~cash ~~shareholder~~component ~~information~~of ~~line~~the isScheme ~~available~~consideration, onA$532,987,483.53 ~~1300~~in ~~749~~total, ~~597~~will ~~(within~~be ~~Australia)~~paid orby ~~+61~~cheque in 3Australian ~~9415~~dollars ~~4665~~and ~~(outside~~will ~~Australia)~~be ~~between~~sent ~~8.30am~~to ~~and~~Scheme ~~5.00pm~~Participants ~~(Australian~~by ~~Eastern~~prepaid ~~Standard~~post ~~Time),~~on ~~Monday~~or tobefore ~~Friday~~21 September 2010.

~~For~~The ~~further~~280,987,564 ~~information~~New ~~regarding~~Newcrest ~~LGL~~shares ~~please~~issued ~~contact:~~under the Scheme have been registered in the names of Scheme Participants. Holding statements for the new Newcrest shares issued under the Scheme will be despatched by 21 September 2010. Trading of these shares on ASX and POMSoX is expected to commence on a normal settlement basis on 22 September 2010.

~~Stuart~~LGL ~~MacKenzie~~shareholders who are Ineligible Overseas Shareholders or Electing Unmarketable Parcel ~~Group~~Shareholders ~~Secretary~~will not receive the share component (if any) of their Scheme consideration and should ~~+61~~refer 7to ~~3318~~LGL’s ~~3319~~ASX announcement of 10 September 2010 for details of when they will receive cash consideration.

Shareholder information

If LGL shareholders have any questions, they may call the Newcrest Shareholder Information Line on 1800 421 712 (within Australia) or + 61 2 8280 7486 (outside Australia) between 8.30am and 5.30pm (Australian Eastern Standard Time), Monday to Friday.

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This information is available on Newcrest’s website at www.newcrest.com.au

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