Rio Tinto plc - First Quarter 2002 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%)

1,716 2.62 103,000 n/a n/a

Cortez/Pipeline §

US (40%)

825 8.29 111,000 n/a n/a

Greens Creek

Alaska (70%)

160 6.51 17,000 n/a n/a

Peak ¶

Australia (100%)

157 5.81 27,000 n/a n/a

Rawhide §

US (51%)

1,407 1.03 12,000 n/a n/a

Alumbrera

Argentina (25%)

7,145 1.1 51,000 n/a n/a

Morro do Ouro §

Brazil (51%)

4,692 0.48 28,000 n/a n/a

Lihir §

PNG (16.3%)

905 5.5 24,000 n/a n/a

Barneys Canyon

US (100%)

102 1.17 27,000 n/a n/a
Copper-Gold Mines:

Bingham Canyon §

US (100%)

9,999 0.57 125,000 n/a n/a

Grasberg FXC ¶ §

Indonesia (14.3%)

21,979 0.73 52,000 n/a n/a

Grasberg JV

Indonesia (40%)

** ** 86,000 n/a n/a

Escondida §

Chile (30%)

10,452 n/a 8,000 n/a n/a

Northparks

Australia (80%)

1,397 0.34 9,000 n/a n/a
Others . . 8,000 n/a n/a
Attributable total . . 686,000 n/a n/a

¶ Underground § Open pit *100% basis ** Included in Grasberg FXC

(Source: GFMS)