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.)

Form 20-F þ Form 40-F o

(Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1): ~~________~~o)

(Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7): ~~________~~o)

(Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.)

Yes o No þ

(If “Yes” is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b):82- .)

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: /s/ Stuart MacKenzie Name Stuart MacKenzie Title: Group Secretary

ByDate: September 15, 2010

~~Name Stuart MacKenzie~~Appendix 3Z ~~Title:~~Final ~~Group~~Director’s ~~Secretary~~Interest Notice

~~Date: September~~Rule ~~14, 2010~~3.19A.3

~~14 September~~Appendix ~~2010~~3Z

~~Implementation~~Final ofDirector’s ~~Scheme~~Interest ~~of Arrangement~~Notice

~~Lihir~~Information ~~Gold~~or ~~Limited~~documents ~~(LGL)~~not ~~advises~~available ~~that~~now ~~the~~must ~~Scheme~~be ofgiven ~~Arrangement~~to byASX ~~which~~as ~~Newcrest~~soon ~~Mining~~as ~~Limited (Newcrest) will acquire all of the issued shares of LGL (the Scheme) has been implemented~~available. ~~All~~ ~~shares~~Information inand ~~LGL~~documents ~~have~~given ~~now been registered in the name of Newcrest. An application~~ to ~~delist~~ASX ~~LGL~~become ~~from~~ ASX’s property and ~~POMSoX~~may ~~will~~ be made ~~in due course~~public.

~~Changes~~Introduced ~~to LGL’s Board of Directors~~30/9/2001.

Following the change of ownership of LGL, Dr Ross Garnaut, Mr Bruce Brook, Dr Peter Cassidy, Dr Mike Etheridge, Lady Winifred Kamit, Mr Geoff Loudon and Mr Alister Maitland have resigned from the Board of Directors and been replaced with the following Newcrest executives:


Name of entity		Lihir Gold Limited

ARBN		069 803 998

•We Mr(the ~~Gregory~~entity) ~~John~~give ~~Robinson;~~ASX •the Mrfollowing ~~Stephen~~information ~~Ernest~~under ~~Nigel~~listing ~~Creese;~~rule •3.19A.3 Msand ~~Debra~~as ~~Jane~~agent ~~Stirling;~~for ~~and~~the director •for Mrthe ~~Lawrence~~purposes ~~John~~of ~~Conway~~section 205G of the Corporations Act.

PNG resident Mr David Guinn has also been appointed as a director of LGL.


Name of director		Dr Ross Garnaut

Date of last notice		22 June 2009

Date that director ceased to be director		13 September 2010

~~Scheme~~Part ~~Consideration~~1 – Director’s relevant interests in securities of which the director is the registered holder

~~The~~In ~~cash~~the ~~component~~case of ~~the~~a ~~Scheme consideration~~trust, ~~A$532,987,483.53~~this inincludes ~~total,~~interests ~~will be paid by cheque~~ in ~~Australian~~the ~~dollars~~trust ~~and~~made ~~will~~available ~~be sent to Scheme Participants~~ by ~~prepaid~~the ~~post~~responsible onentity orof ~~before~~the ~~21 September 2010.~~ trust

~~The~~Note: ~~280,987,564~~In ~~New Newcrest shares issued under~~ the ~~Scheme~~case ~~have been registered in the names~~ of ~~Scheme~~ ~~Participants.~~a ~~Holding~~company, ~~statements~~interests ~~for~~which ~~the~~come ~~new~~within ~~Newcrest~~paragraph ~~shares~~(i) of ~~issued under~~ the ~~Scheme~~definition ~~will~~of be“notifiable ~~despatched~~interest ~~by 21 September 2010. Trading~~ of ~~these shares on ASX and POMSoX is expected to commence on~~ a ~~normal~~director” ~~settlement~~should ~~basis~~be ondisclosed 22in ~~September 2010~~this part.

~~LGL~~Number ~~shareholders~~& ~~who~~class ~~are Ineligible Overseas Shareholders or Electing Unmarketable Parcel Shareholders will not receive the share component (if any)~~ of ~~their Scheme consideration and should~~securities ~~refer to LGL’s ASX announcement of 10 September 2010 for details of when they will receive cash~~ ~~consideration.~~

~~Shareholder~~0 ~~information~~ordinary shares

~~If LGL shareholders have any questions, they may call the Newcrest Shareholder Information Line on 1800 421 712 (within Australia) or~~ + 61See 2chapter ~~8280~~19 ~~7486~~for ~~(outside~~defined ~~Australia) between 8~~terms.~~30am and 5.30pm~~ ~~(Australian Eastern Standard Time), Monday to Friday.~~

11/3/2002 Appendix 3Z Page 2. 1

~~For~~Appendix 3Z Final ~~further~~Director’s ~~information~~Interest ~~regarding Newcrest and LGL please contact:~~Notice

Investor Enquiries		Media Enquiries
Steve Warner		Kerrina Watson
T: +61 3 9522 5316		T: +61 3 9522 5593
E: steve.warner@newcrest.com.au		E: kerrina.watson@newcrest.com.au

Part 2 – Director’s relevant interests in securities of which the director is not the registered holder

~~This~~Note: ~~information~~In isthe ~~available~~case onof ~~Newcrest’s~~a ~~website~~company, atinterests ~~www~~which come within paragraph (ii) of the definition of “notifiable interest of a director” should be disclosed in this part.~~newcrest.com.au~~

In the case of a trust, this includes interests in the trust made available by the responsible entity of the trust


Name of holder & nature of interest Note: Provide details of the circumstances giving rise to the relevant interest		Number & class of securities

Maccullochella Pty Limited (of which Dr Garnaut is a director and shareholder)		167,148 ordinary shares in Lihir Gold Limited which will be acquired by Newcrest Mining Limited (NCM) pursuant to the scheme of arrangement in consideration of the issue of NCM shares and cash.

Part 3 – Director’s interests in contracts


Detail of contract		—

Nature of interest		—

Name of registered holder (if issued securities)		Nil

No. and class of securities to which interest relates		Nil

+ See chapter 19 for defined terms.


Appendix 3Z Page 2		11/3/2002

Appendix 3Z
Final Director’s Interest Notice

Rule 3.19A.3

Appendix 3Z

Final Director’s Interest Notice

Information or documents not available now must be given to ASX as soon as available. Information and documents given to ASX become ASX’s property and may be made public.

Introduced 30/9/2001.


Name of entity		Lihir Gold Limited

ARBN		069 803 998

We (the entity) give ASX the following information under listing rule 3.19A.3 and as agent for the director for the purposes of section 205G of the Corporations Act.


Name of director		Bruce Brook

Date of last notice		30 September 2009

Date that director ceased to be director		13 September 2010

Part 1 – Director’s relevant interests in securities of which the director is the registered holder

In the case of a trust, this includes interests in the trust made available by the responsible entity of the trust

Note: In the case of a company, interests which come within paragraph (i) of the definition of “notifiable interest of a director” should be disclosed in this part.

Number & class of securities

10,850 ordinary shares in Lihir Gold Limited which will be acquired by Newcrest Mining Limited (NCM) pursuant to the scheme of arrangement in consideration of the issue of NCM shares and cash.

+ See chapter 19 for defined terms.


11/3/2002		Appendix 3Z Page 1

Appendix 3Z
Final Director’s Interest Notice

Part 2 – Director’s relevant interests in securities of which the director is not the registered holder

Note: In the case of a company, interests which come within paragraph (ii) of the definition of “notifiable interest of a director” should be disclosed in this part.

In the case of a trust, this includes interests in the trust made available by the responsible entity of the trust


Name of holder & nature of interest		Number & class of securities
Note: Provide details of the circumstances giving rise to the relevant interest

Mrs GD Brook and Eagle’s Rest 156 Pty Limited as trustee for the Brook Family Super Fund		56,880 ordinary shares in Lihir Gold Limited which will be acquired by Newcrest Mining Limited (NCM) pursuant to the scheme of arrangement in consideration of the issue of NCM shares and cash.

Part 3 – Director’s interests in contracts


Detail of contract		Not applicable

Nature of interest

Name of registered holder (if issued securities)

No. and class of securities to which interest relates

+ See chapter 19 for defined terms.


Appendix 3Z Page 2		11/3/2002

Appendix 3Z
Final Director’s Interest Notice

Rule 3.19A.3

Appendix 3Z

Final Director’s Interest Notice

Information or documents not available now must be given to ASX as soon as available. Information and documents given to ASX become ASX’s property and may be made public.

Introduced 30/9/2001.


Name of entity		Lihir Gold Limited

ARBN		069 803 998

We (the entity) give ASX the following information under listing rule 3.19A.3 and as agent for the director for the purposes of section 205G of the Corporations Act.


Name of director		Dr Peter Cassidy

Date of last notice		28 April 2009

Date that director ceased to be director		13 September 2010

Part 1 – Director’s relevant interests in securities of which the director is the registered holder

In the case of a trust, this includes interests in the trust made available by the responsible entity of the trust

Note: In the case of a company, interests which come within paragraph (i) of the definition of “notifiable interest of a director” should be disclosed in this part.

Number & class of securities

19,407 ordinary shares in Lihir Gold Limited which will be acquired by Newcrest Mining Limited (NCM) pursuant to the scheme of arrangement in consideration of the issue of NCM shares and cash.

+ See chapter 19 for defined terms.


11/3/2002		Appendix 3Z Page 1

Appendix 3Z
Final Director’s Interest Notice

Part 2 – Director’s relevant interests in securities of which the director is not the registered holder

Note: In the case of a company, interests which come within paragraph (ii) of the definition of “notifiable interest of a director” should be disclosed in this part.

In the case of a trust, this includes interests in the trust made available by the responsible entity of the trust


Name of holder & nature of interest		Number & class of securities
Note: Provide details of the circumstances giving rise to the relevant interest

Cassidy Waters Pty Limited as trustee for the Cassidy Superannuation Fund		26,667 ordinary shares in Lihir Gold Limited which will be acquired by Newcrest Mining Limited (NCM) pursuant to the scheme of arrangement in consideration of the issue of NCM shares and cash.

Part 3 – Director’s interests in contracts


Detail of contract		Not applicable

Nature of interest

Name of registered holder
(if issued securities)

No. and class of securities to which interest relates

+ See chapter 19 for defined terms.


Appendix 3Z Page 2		11/3/2002

Appendix 3Z
Final Director’s Interest Notice

Rule 3.19A.3

Appendix 3Z

Final Director’s Interest Notice

Information or documents not available now must be given to ASX as soon as available. Information and documents given to ASX become ASX’s property and may be made public.

Introduced 30/9/2001.


Name of entity		Lihir Gold Limited

ARBN		069 803 998

We (the entity) give ASX the following information under listing rule 3.19A.3 and as agent for the director for the purposes of section 205G of the Corporations Act.


Name of director		Dr Michael Etheridge

Date of last notice		17 September 2009

Date that director ceased to be director		13 September 2010

Part 1 – Director’s relevant interests in securities of which the director is the registered holder

In the case of a trust, this includes interests in the trust made available by the responsible entity of the trust

Note: In the case of a company, interests which come within paragraph (i) of the definition of “notifiable interest of a director” should be disclosed in this part.

Number & class of securities

0 ordinary shares

+ See chapter 19 for defined terms.



11/3/2002		Appendix 3Z Page 1

Appendix 3Z
Final Director’s Interest Notice

Part 2 – Director’s relevant interests in securities of which the director is not the registered holder

Note: In the case of a company, interests which come within paragraph (ii) of the definition of “notifiable interest of a director” should be disclosed in this part.

In the case of a trust, this includes interests in the trust made available by the responsible entity of the trust


Name of holder & nature of interest		Number & class of securities
Note: Provide details of the circumstances giving rise to the relevant interest

Tectonex Geoconsultants Pty Limited as trustee for the Etheridge Superannuation Fund		73,501 ordinary shares in Lihir Gold Limited which will be acquired by Newcrest Mining Limited (NCM) pursuant to the scheme of arrangement in consideration of the issue of NCM shares and cash.

Part 3 – Director’s interests in contracts


Detail of contract		Not applicable

Nature of interest

Name of registered holder (if issued securities)

No. and class of securities to which interest relates

+ See chapter 19 for defined terms.



Appendix 3Z Page 2		11/3/2002

Appendix 3Z
Final Director’s Interest Notice

Rule 3.19A.3

Appendix 3Z

Final Director’s Interest Notice

Information or documents not available now must be given to ASX as soon as available. Information and documents given to ASX become ASX’s property and may be made public.

Introduced 30/9/2001.


Name of entity		Lihir Gold Limited

ARBN		069 803 998

We (the entity) give ASX the following information under listing rule 3.19A.3 and as agent for the director for the purposes of section 205G of the Corporations Act.


Name of director		Lady Winifred Kamit

Date of last notice		29 June 2009

Date that director ceased to be director		13 September 2010

Part 1 – Director’s relevant interests in securities of which the director is the registered holder

In the case of a trust, this includes interests in the trust made available by the responsible entity of the trust

Note: In the case of a company, interests which come within paragraph (i) of the definition of “notifiable interest of a director” should be disclosed in this part.

Number & class of securities

0 ordinary shares

+ See chapter 19 for defined terms.



11/3/2002		Appendix 3Z Page 1

Appendix 3Z
Final Director’s Interest Notice

Part 2 – Director’s relevant interests in securities of which the director is not the registered holder

Note: In the case of a company, interests which come within paragraph (ii) of the definition of “notifiable interest of a director” should be disclosed in this part.

In the case of a trust, this includes interests in the trust made available by the responsible entity of the trust


Name of holder & nature of interest		Number & class of securities
Note: Provide details of the circumstances giving rise to the relevant interest

Kamchild Limited (of which Lady Winifred is a director and shareholder)		2,667 ordinary shares in Lihir Gold Limited which will be acquired by Newcrest Mining Limited (NCM) pursuant to the scheme of arrangement in consideration of the issue of NCM shares and cash.

Part 3 – Director’s interests in contracts


Detail of contract		Not applicable

Nature of interest

Name of registered holder (if issued securities)

No. and class of securities to which interest relates

+ See chapter 19 for defined terms.



Appendix 3Z Page 2		11/3/2002

Appendix 3Z

Final Director’s Interest Notice

Rule 3.19A.3

Appendix 3Z

Final Director’s Interest Notice

Information or documents not available now must be given to ASX as soon as available. Information and documents given to ASX become ASX’s property and may be made public.

Introduced 30/9/2001.


Name of entity		Lihir Gold Limited

ARBN		069 803 998

We (the entity) give ASX the following information under listing rule 3.19A.3 and as agent for the director for the purposes of section 205G of the Corporations Act.


Name of director		Geoff Loudon

Date of last notice		2 January 2002

Date that director ceased to be director		13 September 2010

Part 1 – Director’s relevant interests in securities of which the director is the registered holder

In the case of a trust, this includes interests in the trust made available by the responsible entity of the trust

Note: In the case of a company, interests which come within paragraph (i) of the definition of “notifiable interest of a director” should be disclosed in this part.

Number & class of securities

143,840 ordinary shares in Lihir Gold Limited which will be acquired by Newcrest Mining Limited (NCM) pursuant to the scheme of arrangement in consideration of the issue of NCM shares and cash.


+ See chapter 19 for defined terms.

11/3/2002		Appendix 3Z Page 1

Appendix 3Z

Final Director’s Interest Notice

Part 2 – Director’s relevant interests in securities of which the director is not the registered holder

Note: In the case of a company, interests which come within paragraph (ii) of the definition of “notifiable interest of a director” should be disclosed in this part.

In the case of a trust, this includes interests in the trust made available by the responsible entity of the trust


Name of holder & nature of interest		Number & class of securities
Note: Provide details of the circumstances giving rise to the relevant interest

		NIL

Part 3 – Director’s interests in contracts


Detail of contract		Not applicable

Nature of interest

Name of registered holder (if issued securities)

No. and class of securities to which interest relates


+ See chapter 19 for defined terms.

Appendix 3Z Page 2		11/3/2002

Appendix 3Z
Final Director’s Interest Notice

Rule 3.19A.3

Appendix 3Z

Final Director’s Interest Notice

Information or documents not available now must be given to ASX as soon as available. Information and documents given to ASX become ASX’s property and may be made public.

Introduced 30/9/2001.


Name of entity		Lihir Gold Limited

ARBN		069 803 998

We (the entity) give ASX the following information under listing rule 3.19A.3 and as agent for the director for the purposes of section 205G of the Corporations Act.


Name of director		Alister Maitland

Date of last notice		28 April 2009

Date that director ceased to be director		13 September 2010

Part 1 – Director’s relevant interests in securities of which the director is the registered holder

In the case of a trust, this includes interests in the trust made available by the responsible entity of the trust

Note: In the case of a company, interests which come within paragraph (i) of the definition of “notifiable interest of a director” should be disclosed in this part.

Number & class of securities

0 ordinary shares

+ See chapter 19 for defined terms.


11/3/2002		Appendix 3Z Page 1

Appendix 3Z
Final Director’s Interest Notice

Part 2 – Director’s relevant interests in securities of which the director is not the registered holder

Note: In the case of a company, interests which come within paragraph (ii) of the definition of “notifiable interest of a director” should be disclosed in this part.

In the case of a trust, this includes interests in the trust made available by the responsible entity of the trust


Name of holder & nature of interest Note: Provide details of the circumstances giving rise to the relevant interest		Number & class of securities

The Alister Maitland Superannuation Fund		82,637 ordinary shares in Lihir Gold Limited which will be acquired by Newcrest Mining Limited (NCM) pursuant to the scheme of arrangement in consideration of the issue of NCM shares and cash.

Part 3 – Director’s interests in contracts


Detail of contract		Not applicable

Nature of interest

Name of registered holder (if issued securities)

No. and class of securities to which interest relates

+ See chapter 19 for defined terms.


Appendix 3Z Page 2		11/3/2002

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