kalgoorlie sales, page-15

No - you're quite right. That's NMC! I'm being totally dyslexic.

To atone, some relevant articles, complete with slightly contradictory info - but the sales costs topping out at $860 an ounce (and gold is currently worth USD794 an ounce) seem widely quoted - as a result of diminishing grade:

http://business.watoday.com.au/business/costs-blowout-at-super-pit-20080725-3l0m.html

http://kalgoorlie.thewest.com.au/Regionals.aspx?MenuID=246&ContentID=87681

http://kalgoorlie.thewest.com.au/Regionals.aspx?MenuID=326&ContentId=89715

http://www.wabusinessnews.com.au/login.php?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wabusinessnews.com.au%2Fen-story%2F1%2F65225%2FNewmont-considers-Super-Pit-sell-off

http://www.businessday.com.au/business/newmont-reviewing-super-pit-options-20080805-3q37.html

I do recall hearing/reading somewhere that Newmont was reconsidering the expansion, but can't find that info. Presumably Newcrest knows nothing about it ;)