Comparison of Environmental Impacts of Deepsea Tailings ...
· For example, the Batu Hijau copper and gold mine in Indonesia discharges mine tailings km from the shoreline and three mines in Papua New Guinea (Lihir Gold, Ramu Nickel Cobalt, and Simberi Gold) transport tailings via pipeline km, 450 m, and 528 m, respectively, to the shoreline (Vogt 2013) prior to oceanic disposal.