Rio Tinto plc - Third 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%)

1,789 2.95 117,000 n/a n/a

Cortez/Pipeline §

US (40%)

784 8.41 118,000 n/a n/a

Greens Creek

Alaska (70%)

154 6.31 15,000 n/a n/a

Peak ¶

Australia (100%)

144 6.82 28,000 n/a n/a

Rawhide §

US (51%)

1,418 0.99 13,000 n/a n/a

Alumbrera

Argentina (25%)

7,575 1 43,000 n/a n/a

Morro do Ouro §

Brazil (51%)

4,115 0.43 23,000 n/a n/a

Lihir §

PNG (16.3%)

966 6 29,000 n/a n/a

Barneys Canyon

US (100%)

639 3.71 32,000 n/a n/a
Copper-Gold Mines:

Bingham Canyon §

US (100%)

11,163 0.58 142,000 n/a n/a

Grasberg FXC ¶ §

Indonesia (14.3%)

22,500 1.36 99,000 n/a n/a

Grasberg JV

Indonesia (40%)

** ** 220,000 n/a n/a

Escondida §

Chile (30%)

11,204 n/a 7,000 n/a n/a

Northparks

Australia (80%)

1,371 0.28 7,000 n/a n/a
Attributable total . . 905,000*** . .

¶ Underground § Open pit *100% basis ** Included in Grasberg FXC *** Includes 11,000 oz from other sources

(Source: GFMS)