Director Shareholding

Rio Tinto PLC
14 July 2004

                                  SCHEDULE 11

          NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS

1) Name of company

Rio Tinto plc

2) Name of director

Mr R Adams

3) Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of
holding of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial
interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that
person's spouse or children under the age of 18 or in respect of a
non-beneficial interest

As in 2 above

4) Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the
number of shares held by each of them (if notified)

Mr R Adams                    27,500
Mrs L Adams                   42,206
Rio Tinto Trustees Ltd           606
PEP                            1,187
ISA                              646

Mr R Adams also has an interest in 8115 shares as a potential beneficiary of the
Rio Tinto Employee Share Ownership Trust.

5) Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected
with the Director named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s)

N/A

6) Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions
please indicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non
discretionary

Purchase of shares under the Rio Tinto Share Ownership Plan


7) Number of shares/amount of
stock acquired


18


8) Percentage of issued class

Minimal

9) Number of shares/amount
of stock disposed



10) Percentage of issued class



11) Class of security

Ordinary shares of 10p each

12) Price per share

       £13.5593



13) Date of transaction


12 July 2004


14) Date company informed

13 July 2004


15) Total holding following this notification

72145

16) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

0.007%

If a director has been granted options by the company please complete the
following boxes

17) Date of grant


18) Period during which or date on which exercisable

19) Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option


20) Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number


21) Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price
is to be fixed at time of exercise


22) Total number of shares or debentures over which options held
following this notification


23) Any additional information

24) Name of contact and telephone number for queries

Julie Mead 020 7753 2116

25) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for
making this notification

A V Lawless
Date of Notification... 14 July 2004


                                  SCHEDULE 11

          NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS

1) Name of company

Rio Tinto plc

2) Name of director

Mr G R Elliott

3) Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of
holding of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial
interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that
person's spouse or children under the age of 18 or in respect of a
non-beneficial interest

As in 2 above

4) Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the
number of shares held by each of them (if notified)

Mr G R Elliott                   41,686
Rio Tinto Trustees                  606
ISA                                 504

Mr G R Elliott also has an interest in 8115 shares as a potential beneficiary of
the Rio Tinto Employee Share Ownership Trust.

5) Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected
with the Director named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s)

N/A

6) Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions
please indicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non
discretionary


Purchase of shares under the Rio Tinto Share Ownership Plan


7) Number of shares/amount of
stock acquired

18

8) Percentage of issued class

Minimal

9) Number of shares/amount
of stock disposed


10) Percentage of issued class


11) Class of security

Ordinary shares of 10p
12) Price per share

       £13.5593

13) Date of transaction
12 July 2004


14) Date company informed
13 June 2004

15) Total holding following this notification
42,796


16) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
0.004%


If a director has been granted options by the company please complete the
following boxes

17) Date of grant


18) Period during which or date on which exercisable


19) Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option



20) Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number

21) Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price
is to be fixed at time of exercise


22) Total number of shares or debentures over which options held
following this notification

23) Any additional information


24) Name of contact and telephone number for queries

Julie Mead  020 7753 2116

25) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for
making this notification

A V Lawless


Date of Notification... 14 July 2004......



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