Rio Tinto plc - Second 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%)

1,610 2.49 86,000 n/a n/a

Cortez/Pipeline §

US (40%)

842 8.21 122,000 n/a n/a

Greens Creek

Alaska (70%)

139 6.74 15,000 n/a n/a

Peak ¶

Australia (100%)

149 6.6 29,000 n/a n/a

Rawhide §

US (51%)

1,510 0.99 14,000 n/a n/a

Alumbrera

Argentina (25%)

7,483 1 43,000 n/a n/a

Morro do Ouro §

Brazil (51%)

3,868 0.47 23,000 n/a n/a

Lihir §

PNG (16.3%)

864 6.59 26,000 n/a n/a

Barneys Canyon

US (100%)

549 3.52 30,000 n/a n/a
Copper-Gold Mines:

Bingham Canyon §

US (100%)

12,792 0.61 179,000 n/a n/a

Grasberg FXC ¶ §

Indonesia (14.3%)

21,842 1.57 111,000 n/a n/a

Grasberg JV

Indonesia (40%)

** ** 238,000 n/a n/a

Escondida §

Chile (30%)

10,650 n/a 7,000 n/a n/a

Northparks

Australia (80%)

1,295 0.39 10,000 n/a n/a
Attributable total . . 945,000* . .

¶ Underground § Open pit * Includes 12,000 oz from other sources ** Included in Grasberg FXC

(Source: GFMS)