Listing Particulars

RNS Number:1018X
Rio Tinto America Incorporated
30 March 2004


FORMAL NOTICE FOR SPECIALIST SECURITIES

PUBLICATION DATE:            30 March 2004

Application has been made to the UK Listing Authority for the following 
securities to be admitted to the Official List.

DETAILS OF ISSUE:            US$3,000,000,000 Programme for the Issuance of Debt 
                             Instruments

ISSUER:                      Rio Tinto America Inc
                             Rio Tinto Canada Inc
                             Rio Tinto Finance Limited
                             Rio Tinto Finance plc

INCORPORATED IN:             The State of Delaware, USA,
                             The Province of Ontario, Canada
                Australia and England and Wales respectively

GUARANTORS:                  Rio Tinto plc
                             Rio Tinto Limited

INCORPORATED IN:             England and Wales and Australia respectively

Particulars relating to the issue may be obtained during usual business hours 
for the life of the programme from:

Rio Tinto Finance plc                         Deutsche Bank AG London
6 St James's Square                           Winchester House
London              1 Great Winchester Street
SW1Y 4LD                                      London  EC2N 2DB

In addition, a copy of the Particulars is available for inspection at the
Document Viewing Facility at the Financial Services Authority, 25 The North
Colonnade, London E14 5HS.


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