Rio Tinto plc - First Quarter 2001 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%)

1,710 2.6 94,000 n/a n/a

Cortez/Pipeline §

US (40%)

744 9.43 118,000 n/a n/a

Greens Creek

Alaska (70%)

147 7.23 16,000 n/a n/a

Peak ¶

Australia (100%)

148 4.55 20,000 n/a n/a

Rawhide §

US (51%)

1,362 0.93 13,000 n/a n/a

Alumbrera

Argentina (25%)

7,041 0.8 34,000 n/a n/a

Morro do Ouro §

Brazil (51%)

3,938 0.47 24,000 n/a n/a

Lihir §

PNG (16.3%)

962 6.64 30,000 n/a n/a

Barneys Canyon

US (100%)

380 2.64 37,000 n/a n/a
Copper-Gold Mines:

Bingham Canyon §

US (100%)

14,408 0.46 151,000 n/a n/a

Grasberg FXC ¶ §

Indonesia (14.3%)

20,665 1.68 108,000 n/a n/a

Grasberg JV

Indonesia (40%)

** ** 222,000 n/a n/a

Escondida §

Chile (30%)

11,128 n/a 7,000 n/a n/a

Northparks

Australia (80%)

1315 0.29 7,000 n/a n/a
Attributable total . . 896,000* . .

¶ Underground § Open pit * Includes 14,000 oz from other sources ** Included in Grasberg FXC.

(Source: GFMS)