Annual Report and Accounts

Rio Tinto PLC
10 March 2006

Rio Tinto plc - Annual report and accounts

Publication of Documents

10 March 2006





Rio Tinto plc has today submitted to the UK Listing Authority copies of the
following documents:



•        2005 Annual report and financial statements;

•        2005 Annual review;

•        2005 Sustainable development review; and

•        2006 Notice of Meeting.



These documents will shortly be available for inspection at the UK Listing
Authority's Document Viewing Facility which is situated at:



The Financial Services Authority

25 The North Colonnade

Canary Wharf

London   E14 5HS



Each of the above documents are also available on the Rio Tinto website
www.riotinto.com.







For further information, please contact:



Investor Relations

Nigel Jones

Office: [phone]

Mobile: [phone]



Secretarial Department

Matthew Whyte

Office: [phone]



Website: www.riotinto.com




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