PORT MORESBY, PAPUA NEW GUINEA, Sep. 4, 2009 (Marketwire) --

PORT MORESBY, PAPUA NEW GUINEA -- (Marketwire) -- 09/04/09 -- Lihir Gold Ltd (TSX: LGG)(ASX: LGL)(NASDAQ: LIHR) ("LGL") ("the Company") is pleased to announce the release of ten presentations being given to analysts and investors during "Analyst Day" meetings in Australia and North America.

These documents, which provide a detailed update of the Company's progress and international operations, will be available on SEDAR shortly at (http://www.sedar.com) and are available now on the Company's website: www.LGLgold.com.