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Rio Tinto PLC

21 January 2011

 



Foreign Investment Review Board approval of Riversdale takeover

21 January 2011

Rio Tinto today received unconditional approval from the Australian Treasurer to acquire up to 100 per cent of Riversdale Mining Limited.

Accordingly, as stated in the notice submitted to the Australian Securities Exchange today, the condition to the takeover offer relating to this approval has been fulfilled. A copy of this notice is available at www.riotinto.com.

The offer is scheduled to close at 7.00pm (Sydney time) on 18 February 2011, unless extended or withdrawn.

For further information, please refer to the Bidder's Statement or contact the Offer Information Line on 1800 102 639 (callers within Australia) or [phone] (callers outside Australia).

About Rio Tinto

Rio Tinto is a leading international mining group headquartered in the UK, combining Rio Tinto plc, a London and NYSE listed company, and Rio Tinto Limited, which is listed on the Australian Securities Exchange.

Rio Tinto's business is finding, mining, and processing mineral resources. Major products are aluminium, copper, diamonds, energy (coal and uranium), gold, industrial minerals (borax, titanium dioxide, salt, talc) and iron ore. Activities span the world but are strongly represented in Australia and North America with significant businesses in South America, Asia, Europe and southern Africa.

For further information, please contact:

Media Relations, EMEA / Americas Illtud Harri Office: [phone] Mobile: [phone] Tony Shaffer Office:  [phone] Mobile: [phone] Christina Mills Office:  [phone] Mobile: [phone]	Media Relations, Australia / Asia David Luff Office:  [phone] Mobile: [phone] Karen Halbert Office: [phone] Mobile: [phone] Bruce Tobin Office: [phone] Mobile: [phone]
Media Relations, Canada Bryan Tucker Office: [phone] Mobile: [phone]
Investor Relations, London Mark Shannon Office:  [phone] Mobile: [phone] David Ovington Office:  [phone] Mobile: [phone]	Investor Relations, Australia Dave Skinner Office:  [phone] Mobile: [phone] Simon Ellinor Office:  [phone] Mobile: [phone] Christopher Maitland Office: [phone] Mobile: [phone]
Investor Relations, North America Jason Combes Office:  [phone] Mobile: [phone]

Website:  www.riotinto.com

Email:     [e-mail] / [e-mail]

High resolution photographs and media pack available at: http://www.riotinto.com/media

 

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