Lihir Gold's Hunt Interview on Output, Newcrest Bid

July 28 (Bloomberg) -- Lihir Gold Ltd. Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer Graeme Hunt talks with Bloomberg's Haslinda Amin about the company's output forecast. Lihir reported a 17 percent decline in second-quarter production. The company today restated its full-year output forecast of between 1 million ounces and 1.1 million ounces. Hunt, speaking from Brisbane, also discusses the outlook for gold prices, Lihir's agreement to a A$9.8 billion ($8.8 billion) takeover by Newcrest Mining Ltd., and Australia's proposed mining tax. (Source: Bloomberg)