Rio Tinto plc - 2000 Mine-by-Mine Operating Results
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Mine Ore treated ('000 t) Grade (g/t) Gold production (oz) Cash cost (US$/oz) Total cost (US$/oz)
Gold Mines:

Kelian §

Indonesia (90%)

6,212 2.41 304,000 n/a n/a

Cortez/Pipeline §

US (40%)

3,337 n/a 404,000 n/a n/a

Greens Creek

Alaska (70%)

563 7.13 58,000 n/a n/a

Peak ¶

Australia (100%)

589 7.23 130,000 n/a n/a

Rawhide §

US (51%)

5,929 0.89 53,000 n/a n/a

Alumbrera

Argentina (25%)

10,839 0.8 52,000 n/a n/a

Morro do Ouro §

Brazil (51%)

19,745 0.48 117,000 n/a n/a

Lihir §

PNG (16.3%)

3,413 6.01 99,000 n/a n/a

Barneys Canyon

US (100%)

2,250 3.03 153,000 n/a n/a
Copper-Gold Mines:

Bingham Canyon §

US (100%)

58,662 0.42 529,000 n/a n/a

Grasberg FXC ¶ §

Indonesia (14.3%)

81,803 1.1 261,000 n/a n/a

Grasberg JV

Indonesia (40%)

** ** 478,000 n/a n/a

Escondida §

Chile (30%)

59,477 n/a 39,000 n/a n/a

Northparks

Australia (80%)

1,989 0.16 6,000 n/a n/a
Attributable total* . . 2,730,000 n/a n/a

¶ Underground § Open pit * Includes 46,000 oz from other sources ** Included in Grasberg FXC

(Source: GFMS)