Rio Tinto plc - Fourth 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%)

1,894 2.71 110,000 n/a n/a

Cortez/Pipeline §

US (40%)

829 9.23 118,000 n/a n/a

Greens Creek

Alaska (70%)

157 6.36 15,000 n/a n/a

Peak ¶

Australia (100%)

153 5.57 25,000 n/a n/a

Rawhide §

US (51%)

1,433 0.86 12,000 n/a n/a

Alumbrera

Argentina (25%)

7,142 1.1 47,000 n/a n/a

Morro do Ouro §

Brazil (51%)

4,567 0.42 24,000 n/a n/a

Lihir §

PNG (16.3%)

827 5.43 20,000 n/a n/a

Barneys Canyon

US (100%)

432 3.15 41,000 n/a n/a
Copper-Gold Mines:

Bingham Canyon §

US (100%)

10,203 0.55 120,000 n/a n/a

Grasberg FXC ¶ §

Indonesia (14.3%)

21,780 1.03 70,000 n/a n/a

Grasberg JV

Indonesia (40%)

** ** 199,000 n/a n/a

Escondida §

Chile (30%)

10,060 n/a 8,000 n/a n/a

Northparks

Australia (80%)

1,444 0.32 9,000 n/a n/a
Attributable total . . 830,000*** n/a n/a

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

(Source: GFMS)