Holding(s) in Company

Rio Tinto PLC
6 May 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.

     SEE 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 MAY 2004

12)  Total holding following this notification

     63,733,494
               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

     5.971%

14)  Any additional information

     -

15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

     JULIE MEAD 020 7753 2116

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

     B G GALE

     Date of Notification      6 MAY 2004



AS OF 4 MAY 2004
RIO TINTO PLC

                                                  NUMBER OF    PERCENT OF
                                                     SHARES   OUTSTANDING

THE CAPITAL GROUP COMPANIES, INC. ('CG') HOLDINGS 63,733,494       5.971%

HOLDINGS BY CG MANAGEMENT COMPANIES AND FUNDS:

• CAPITAL GUARDIAN TRUST COMPANY                   6,015,155       0.564%

• CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL LIMITED                   15,622,590       1.464%

• CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL S.A.                       3,273,100       0.307%

• CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL, INC.                        916,999       0.086%

• CAPITAL RESEARCH AND MANAGEMENT COMPANY         37,905,650       3.551%


                                 SCHEDULE A  


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

                      Capital Guardian Trust Company

Registered Name                                     Local Shares

State Street Nominees Limited                            480,251

Bank Of New York Nominees                                401,225

Chase Nominees Limited                                 1,839,460 

BT Globenet Nominees Ltd                                 146,900

Midland Bank Plc                                         557,175

Cede & Co                                              1,525,444

Deutsche Bank Mannheim                                     1,900

Bankers Trust                                            184,500  

Barclays Bank                                             32,300

Nortrust Nominees                                        602,000

MSS Nominees Limited                                      20,600

RBSTB Nominees Ltd.                                        4,100

Deutsche Bank AG                                           3,400

HSBC Bank plc                                                300

ROY Nominees Limited                                      64,100

Mellon Nominees (UK) Limited                             147,500

HSBC                                                       4,000

                                             TOTAL     6,015,155

                              Schedule B


                    Capital International Limited

Registered Name                                     Local Shares

State Street Nominees Limited                            508,300

Bank of New York Nominees                              3,538,237

Northern Trust                                           947,971

Chase Nominees Limited                                 2,950,499

Midland Bank plc                                         109,300

Bankers Trust                                            182,600

Barclays Bank                                             41,900

Citibank London                                          144,600

Morgan Guaranty                                          154,000

Nortrust Nominees                                      2,282,214

Royal Bank of Scotland                                   643,900

MSS Nominees Limited                                      89,600

State Street Bank & Trust Co.                          1,976,622

Lloyds Bank                                               41,100

Citibank NA                                               42,000
Toronto

Deutsche Bank AG                                         715,889

HSBC Bank plc                                            549,558

Mellon Bank N.A.                                         148,800

Northern Trust AVFC                                      135,600
South Africa

KAS UK                                                    18,700

Mellon Nominees (UK) Limited                              82,200

Bank One London                                          240,100

Clydesdale Bank plc                                       78,900

                                        TOTAL         15,622,590


                                Schedule B

                       Capital International S.A.

Registered Name                                    Local Shares

State Street Nominees Limited                         20,200

Chase Nominees Limited                             1,089,195

Credit Suisse London Branch                           20,500

Midland Bank plc                                     200,000

Barclays Bank                                        218,300

Pictet & Cie, Geneva                                  26,700

Citibank London                                       14,600

Brown Bros.                                           34,100

Nortrust Nominees                                     17,800

Morgan Stanley                                        19,900

Royal Bank of Scotland                               118,900

MSS Nominees Limited                                  11,000

J.P. Morgan                                          989,400

State Street Bank & Trust Co.                         53,400

National Westminster Bank                             87,400

Lloyds Bank                                           23,100

RBSTB Nominees Ltd.                                   48,800

Citibank NA                                           17,000
Toronto

Deutsche Bank AG                                      63,400

HSBC Bank plc                                        199,405


                                         TOTAL     3,273,100

                              Schedule B


                      Capital International, Inc.

Registered Name                                   Local Shares

State Street Nominees Limited                          244,900

Bank of New York Nominees                               24,243

Chase Nominees Limited                                 225,300

Midland Bank plc                                        35,700

Nortrust Nominees                                       80,400

Royal Bank of Scotland                                  56,200

State Street Bank & Trust Co.                            1,800

RBSTB Nominees Ltd.                                      8,500

Citibank NA                                             27,756
Toronto

HSBC Bank plc                                           54,900

JP Morgan Chase Bank                                   157,300

                                          TOTAL        916,999



                              Schedule B




                Capital Research and Management Company

Registered Name                                   Local Shares

State Street Nominees Limited                       16,847,250

Chase Nominees Limited                              19,921,900

Chase Manhattan Bank NA                                 32,000

JPM Nominees Ltd                                         4,500

State Street Bank & Trust Co.                        1,100,000

                                   TOTAL            37,905,650


                              Schedule B




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