Holding(s) in Company

Rio Tinto PLC
6 February 2004

                           SCHEDULE 10
 
             NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

     RIO TINTO PLC

2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

     THE CAPITAL GROUP COMPANIES, INC.

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

     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.

     AS SCHEDULE BELOW

5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.

     -

6)   Percentage of issued Class

     -

7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

     -

8)   Percentage of issued Class

     -

9)   Class of security

     ORDINARY SHARES OF 10P

10)  Date of transaction

     UNKNOWN

11)  Date company informed

     6 FEBRUARY 2004

12)  Total holding following this notification

     65,148,434
               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

     6.103%

14)  Any additional information

     -

15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

     M J WHYTE 020 7753 2317

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

     A V LAWLESS

     Date of Notification ...6 FEBRUARY 2004


                 SCHEDULE OF HOLDINGS IN RIO TINTO PLC
                        AS OF 4 FEBRUARY 2004

                   CAPITAL GUARDIAN TRUST COMPANY

REGISTERED NAMES                                       LOCAL SHARES

STATE STREET NOMINEES LIMITED                            462,600
BANK OF NEW YORK NOMINEES                                274,825
CHASE NOMINEES LIMITED                                 1,735,360 
BT GLOBENET NOMINEES LTD                                 138,400
MIDLAND BANK PLC                                         545,375
CEDE & CO                                              1,510,004
DEUTSCHE BANK MANNHEIM                                     1,900
BANKERS TRUST                                            187,300  

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Barclays Bank                                             90,800
Nortrust Nominees                                        627,400
MSS Nominees Limited                                      26,200
RBSTB Nominees Ltd.                                        4,100
Deutsche Bank AG                                           3,400
HSBC Bank plc                                                300
ROY Nominees Limited                                      65,900
Mellon Nominees (UK) Limited                             113,100
HSBC                                                       4,000
                                             TOTAL     5,790,964


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                    Capital International Limited

Registered Name                                     Local Shares

State Street Nominees Limited                            428,300
Bank of New York Nominees                              3,032,003
Northern Trust                                           753,471
Chase Nominees Limited                                 2,392,499
Midland Bank plc                                         113,000
Bankers Trust                                            169,600
Barclays Bank                                             41,900
Citibank London                                          142,500

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Morgan Guaranty                                           89,100
Nortrust Nominees                                      1,818,014
Royal Bank of Scotland                                    11,500
MSS Nominees Limited                                      89,600
State Street Bank & Trust Co.                          1,223,593
Lloyds Bank                                               41,100
Deutsche Bank AG                                         470,100
HSBC Bank plc                                            350,058
Mellon Bank N.A.                                         148,800



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                          Page 4 of 11

Northern Trust AVFC                                      135,600
KAS UK                                                    24,200
Mellon Nominees (UK) Limited                              82,200
Bank One London                                          202,400
Clydesdale Bank plc                                       78,900
                                        TOTAL         11,838,438



                         Schedule B
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                  Capital International S.A.

Registered Name                                    Local Shares

State Street Nominees Limited                            20,200
Bank of New York Nominees                                35,900
Chase Nominees Limited                                1,155,395
Credit Suisse London Branch                              20,500
Midland Bank plc                                        193,500
Barclays Bank                                           218,300
Pictet & Cie, Geneva                                     13,800
Citibank London                                          14,600


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Brown Bros.                                              16,700
Nortrust Nominees                                        17,800
Morgan Stanley                                           19,900
Royal Bank of Scotland                                  771,700
MSS Nominees Limited                                     11,000
J.P. Morgan                                             982,200
State Street Bank & Trust Co.                            67,700
National Westminster Bank                                87,400
Lloyds Bank                                              27,300

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                      Page 7 of 11

RBSTB Nominees Ltd.                                      56,000
Citibank                                                 17,000
Deutsche Bank AG                                        115,089
HSBC Bank plc                                           153,900
                                              TOTAL   4,015,884


                       Schedule B
                      Page 8 of 11

                 Capital International, Inc.

Registered Name                                   Local Shares

State Street Nominees Limited                          250,800
Bank of New York Nominees                               24,243
Chase Nominees Limited                                 229,400
Midland Bank plc                                        35,700
Nortrust Nominees                                       96,200
Royal Bank of Scotland                                  56,200
State Street Bank & Trust Co.                            1,800
RBSTB Nominees Ltd.                                      8,500


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                            Page 9 of 11

Citibank NA                                             20,500
HSBC Bank plc                                           75,505
                                          TOTAL        798,848


                             Schedule B
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                  Capital Research and Management Company

Registered Name                                   Local Shares

State Street Nominees Limited                       19,787,500
Chase Nominees Limited                              21,780,300
Chase Manhattan Bank NA                                 32,000
JPM Nominees Ltd                                         4,500
State Street Bank & Trust Co.                        1,100,000

                                   TOTAL            42,704,300






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