Part 2 - 4th Qtr Prod Figures

Rio Tinto PLC
24 January 2001

Part 2


COPPER & GOLD
FULL     FULL
                   4Q      1Q       2Q      3Q      4Q     YEAR   YEAR
                   1999    2000     2000    2000    2000   1999   2000


Kennecott Utah Copper
Total production at Kennecott's Bingham Canyon mine, smelter and refinery
(Rio Tinto 100%) and Barneys Canyon mine (Rio Tinto 100%) in Utah, US.

Bingham Canyon Mine
Ore treated
('000 tonnes)      13,191  15,440   14,281  13,839  15,102 56,595  58,662
Average ore grade:
Copper (%)         0.53    0.52     0.58    0.58    0.63   0.55    0.57
Gold (g/t)         0.30    0.32     0.47    0.54    0.36   0.30    0.42
Silver (g/t)       2.67    2.54     2.78    3.09    2.71   2.85    2.77
Molybdenum
(%)                0.031   0.035    0.050   0.043   0.040  0.033   0.042
Copper concen-
trates produced
('000 tonnes)      248     275      262     274     326    1,051   1,137
Average concentrate
grade (% Cu)       25.5    25.2     28.1    25.6    24.9   26.1    25.9
Production of metals in copper concentrates:
Copper
('000 tonnes)
(a)                63.7    69.7     74.1    70.5    81.4   279.3   295.7
Gold
('000 ounces)      88      111      143     154     121    367     529
Silver
('000 ounces)      886     916      952     1,066   1,005  3,859   3,939
Molybdenum concentrates
produced
('000 tonnes):     2.9     4.3      5.4     4.5     4.2    11.8    18.4
Molybdenum in
concentrates
('000 tonnes)      1.6     2.3      3.0     2.5     2.3    6.3     10.1

Kennecott Smelter & Refinery
Copper concentrates
smelted
('000 tonnes)      266     279      246     251     296    1,065   1,072
Copper anodes produced
('000 tonnes)
(b)                66.8    70.5     58.0    66.3    73.9   265.2   268.8
Production of refined metal:
Copper
('000 tonnes)      70.3    69.9     61.1    65.8    71.9   265.4   268.7
Gold
('000 ounces) (c)  96      80       110     102     121    346     413
Silver
('000 ounces) (c)  775     776      709     912     821    4,291   3,218

(a)  Includes a small amount of copper in precipitates.
(b)  New metal excluding recycled material.
(c)  Includes gold and silver in intermediate products.

In the fourth quarter of 2000, production of all metals in concentrate
exceeded the fourth quarter of 1999, primarily due to higher ore grade and
throughput. Compared with the third quarter of 2000, copper production was
greater mainly due to higher ore grade and throughput.  Gold, silver and
molybdenum output was lower largely as a result of lower ore grade.

Smelter copper output was higher in the fourth quarter of 2000 compared
with both the fourth quarter of 1999 and the third quarter of 2000 due to
high plant availability.

In the fourth quarter of 2000, refined gold production exceeded both the
fourth quarter of 1999 and third quarter 2000 output mainly due to higher
anode availability. Refined silver in the fourth quarter of 2000 was lower
than the third quarter of 2000 primarily due to lower ore grade and timing
of production from intermediate products.

Barneys Canyon Mine
Ore treated
('000 tonnes)      542     461      599     649     541    2,331    2,250
Average ore grade:
Gold (g/t)         3.69    2.44     2.99    3.44    3.12   2.38     3.03
Gold produced in
dore and concentrates
('000 ounces)      43      33       35      37      48     112      153

Gold production in the fourth quarter of 2000 was higher than the fourth
quarter of 1999 and third quarter of 2000, principally due to timing of
flows from the heap leach pads.

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold
Total production and sales at the Grasberg mine (Rio Tinto 14.3% (a)) in
Papua, Indonesia, and the Atlantic Copper smelter (Rio Tinto 16.6%) in
Spain.

(100% basis)
Grasberg Mine
Ore treated
('000 tonnes)      20,468  21,073   19,885  20,377  20,468 80,561  81,803
Average mill head grades:
Copper (%)         1.09    0.94     0.94    1.09    1.33   1.12    1.07
Gold (g/t)         1.37    0.99     0.86    0.89    1.64   1.37    1.10
Silver (g/t)       2.69    2.83     2.72    2.62    3.70   2.78    2.97

Production of metals in concentrates:
Copper in
concentrates
('000 tonnes)      190.2   169.6    158.2   195.2   246.3  766.5   769.3
Gold in
concentrates
('000 ounces)      766     574      457     485     920    3,086   2,436
Silver in
concentrates
('000 ounces)      1,301   1,082    992     1,210   1,701  4,917   4,985
Sales of payable metals
in concentrates: (b)
Copper in
concentrates
('000 tonnes)      198.1   162.4    136.2   202.1   244.8  747.4   745.5
Gold in
concentrates
('000 ounces)      795     551      408     517     911    3,047   2,387
Silver in concentrates
('000 ounces)      1,061   824      684     993     1,347  3,829   3,848

(a) See note (a) on page 6 for details of Rio Tinto's 14.3% interest in
   Grasberg and 40% interest in the expansion.
(b) Net of smelter deductions.

In the third quarter of 2000,production of copper and gold in concentrates
increased significantly compared with the third quarter of 2000 and the
corresponding period of 1999 due largely to higher ore grades.

Atlantic Copper
Concentrate smelted
('000 tonnes)      254.8   244.7    238.5   245.2   187.9  949.4   916.3
Copper anodes
produced
('000 tonnes) (c)  79.4    80.9     76.1    74.5    58.4   293.5   289.9
Copper cathodes
produced
('000 tonnes)      65.5    65.2     65.6    66.8    60.0   252.5   257.6
Copper cathode
sales
('000 tonnes) (d)  65.7    62.2     66.7    65.0    61.2   253.3   255.1

(c)  New metal excluding recycled material.
(d)  Refers to copper cathode and wire rod sales.


Minera Escondida Limitada
Total production at the Escondida mine (Rio Tinto 30%) in Chile.
(100% basis)

Escondida Mine
Sulphide ore treated
('000 tonnes)      11,678  11,484   11,528  12,358  11,535 46,023  46,905
Average copper
grade (%)          1.84    1.99     1.83    1.85   1.94    2.05    1.90

Mill production (metals in concentrates):
Contained copper
('000 tonnes)      187.1   203.8    184.6   197.4   190.7  826.8   776.4
Contained gold
('000 ounces)      32      32       28      38      31     150     129
Contained silver
('000 ounces)      718     771      883     859     769    3,525   3,282

Oxide ore treated
('000 tonnes)      4,020   1,796    2,813   3,740   4,223  14,738  12,572
Average copper
grade (%)          1.26    1.08     0.99    1.04    1.16   1.17    1.08
Contained copper in
leachate/mined material
('000 tonnes)      51      19       28      39      49     172     135

Refined production:
Oxide plant
production
('000 tonnes)      35.1    34.9     35.0    34.7    35.6   131.8   140.3

Ore treated in 2000 was comparable with 1999, however contained copper
declined with the planned decrease in ore grade. Contained gold and silver
were also down.  The decline in oxide ore processed in 2000 reflected a
slow first quarter where buffer stocks of crushed ore on the pads exceeded
leach requirements. The oxide plant continued to produce consistently at
140,000 tonnes per annum capacity.

Somincor
Total production at the Neves Corvo mine (Rio Tinto 49%) in Portugal.
(100% basis)

Neves Corvo Mine
Total ore treated
('000
tonnes)(a)         517     499      538     402     250    2,210   1,689
Of which, treated to
extract tin
('000 tonnes)      55      64       80      63      40     350     248
Average ore grades:
Copper (%)         5.20    5.47     5.14    4.77    5.42   5.12    5.19
Tin (%)            1.25    1.18     1.83    1.64    0.81   1.27    1.45
Copper production:
Copper concentrates
produced
('000 tonnes)      101.1   102.7    99.7    68.7    48.0   417.8   319.2
Copper concentrate
grade
(% copper)         23.8    23.7     23.9    24.0    24.1   24.1    23.9
Copper in concentrates
produced
('000 tonnes)      24.0    24.3     23.9    16.5    11.6   100.5   76.3
Tin production:
Tin concentrates
produced
('000 tonnes)      0.6     0.4      1.0     0.7     0.1    4.2     2.3
Tin concentrate
grade (% tin)      53.2    50.5     54.2    52.0    51.1   50.8    52.7
Tin in concentrates
produced
('000 tonnes)      0.3     0.2      0.6     0.4     0.1    2.2     1.2

(a)  Total ore treated for both copper and tin production.

The quarter's production was affected by the  main shaft motor failure in
October and November, and a miners' strike in December.

COPPER & GOLD (continued)
Full     Full
                   4Q      1Q       2Q      3Q      4Q     Year  Year
                   1999    2000     2000    2000    2000   1999  2000
Palabora
Total production at the Palabora mine, smelter and refinery (Rio Tinto
48.6%(a)) in South Africa.

(100% basis)

Palabora Mine
Ore treated
('000 tonnes)      7,053   5,862    6,547   6,814   6,514  28,343  25,737
Average ore grade
(copper %)         0.62    0.59     0.58    0.59    0.59   0.47    0.59
Copper concentrates
produced
('000 tonnes)      108.7   86.9     89.3    101.6   80.9   333.4   358.7
Average concentrate
grade
(copper %)         33.7    32.2     33.6    32.0    32.8   33.5    32.6
Copper in concentrates
('000 tonnes)      36.6    27.9     30.0    32.6    26.5   111.9   117.0

Palabora Smelter/Refinery
New concentrate
smelted on site
('000 tonnes)      80.2    58.9     51.3    87.8    83.9   285.1   281.9
New copper anodes
produced
('000 tonnes)(b)   31.3    17.6     14.6    27.7    30.3   101.0   90.2
Refined new copper
produced
('000 tonnes)      29.9    17.8     14.4    26.3    29.2   100.1   87.7

By-products:
Magnetite concentrate
('000 tonnes)      70      60       70      60      49     190     239
Uranium oxide
(tonnes)           24      14       19      34      28     90      95
Baddeleyite (several grades)
('000 tonnes)      3.1     1.9      2.2     1.6     2.2    11.1    7.9
Refined nickel sulphate
(tonnes)           106     103      32      46      82     246     263

Vermiculite Plant
Vermiculite produced
('000 tonnes)      52.1    39.4     48.0    56.9    64.1   208.6   208.4

(a)  Rio Tinto acquired an additional 2.1% holding during the fourth
     quarter of 2000.
(b)  Contained copper in anodes; anode production includes a small amount
     produced from purchased material.

High head-grades associated with the revised mining strategy have improved
year on year concentrate production.  Operational problems in the
converter and anode sections combined with the smelter shutdown during
June 2000 reduced anode output and hence refined copper production.

Nickel sulphate production for the year was higher reflecting the high
electrolyte inventory level carried over from December 1999.  Magnetite
production was higher in order to meet market demand.

The drop in baddeleyite feed from the Heavy Minerals Plant due to the
revised copper pit mining strategy and lower feed grades received from
Foskor had a negative effect on gross baddeleyite production. This flowed
through to the other grades of baddeleyite.

Vermiculite production during the latter part of the year, following the
negative effects of excessive rain during the first and second quarters.

Minera Alumbrera

Production and sales at the Bajo de la Alumbrera mine (25% Rio Tinto(a))
in Argentina.

(100% basis)

Ore treated
('000 tonnes)      -       -        -       3,736   7,102   -     10,839
Average ore grade:
Copper (%)         -       -        -       0.59    0.64    -     0.62
Gold (%)           -       -        -       0.9     0.7     -     0.8

Concentrate produced
('000 tonnes)      -       -        -       72.1    148.1   -     220.3

Copper in concentrates:
Production
('000 tonnes)      -       -        -       20.0    41.1    -     61.1
Sales
('000 tonnes)      -       -        -       17.5    33.4    -     50.9

Production of gold
In concentrates
('000 ounces)      -       -        -       71.3    125.0   -     196.3
Production of gold
In dore
('000 ounces)      -       -        -       4.4     7.7     -     12.0
Total gold sales
('000 ounces)      -       -        -       65.6    114.9   -     180.5

(a)  Rio Tinto acquired its interest in Alumbrera as part of the purchase
     of North Limited. Production data are shown from 11 August 2000, the
     effective date of the acquisition.

COPPER & GOLD (continued)                                  Full    Full
                   4Q      1Q       2Q      3Q      4Q     Year    Year
                   1999    2000     2000    2000    2000   1999    2000

Kennecott Minerals Company
Total production at the mines of Kennecott Minerals Company in the US;
Rawhide (Rio Tinto 51%) in Nevada; Ridgeway (Rio Tinto 100%) in South
Carolina, Cortez/Pipeline (Rio Tinto 40%) in Nevada and Greens Creek (Rio
Tinto 70%)in Alaska.

(100% basis)

Rawhide Mine
Ore treated
('000 tonnes)      1,437   1,488    1,529   1,477   1,435  6,129   5,929
Average ore grades:
Gold (g/t)         0.99    0.99     0.93    0.75    0.87   0.86    0.89
Silver (g/t)       18.7    13.6     16.0    9.2     11.0   11.7    12.5
Metals produced in dore:
Gold
('000 ounces)      27      27       27      27      23     113     104
Silver
('000 ounces)      184     235      206     215     158    651     814

Mill throughput rates varied due to changing ore hardness, maintenance
requirements and haulage distance. Ore grades for both gold and silver
fluctuated as a result of mining sequence. The gold and silver production
reflected delays in recovery from the leach pads due to higher stacking
resulting in intermixing of leach solutions which inhibited high grade
solution segregation.

Ridgeway
Ore treated
('000 tonnes)      435     -        -       -       -      3,160   -
Average ore grades:
Gold (g/t)         1.10    -        -       -       -      1.10    -
Silver (g/t)       1.1     -        -       -       -      1.1     -
Metals produced in dore:
Gold
('000 ounces)      12      -        -       -       -      81      -
Silver
('000 ounces)      9       -        -       -       -      58      -
Gold production ceased in November 1999.
Cortez / Pipeline
Ore treated
Milled
('000 tonnes)      901     861      772     837     867    3,835   3,337
Leached
('000 tonnes)      725     718      1,458   2,625   2,584  2,976   7,385
Sold for roasting
('000 tonnes)      -       13       -       26      102    -       141
Average ore grade:
gold
Milled(g/t)        11.94   12.19    9.54    6.52    8.58   11.19   9.22
Leached (g/t)      0.83    0.72     0.62    0.90    1.43   0.93    1.01
Sold for
(g/t) roasting     -       15.10    -       19.75   17.14  -       17.43
Gold produced
('000 ounces)      318     312      214     189     295    1,329   1,010

Mill throughput was lower in 2000 as the Cortez Mill (No. 1) was shut down
during the fourth quarter of 1999 with ore being shifted from milling to
leaching.  Higher leach recoveries and reduced leaching costs accounted
for the shift.  Mining grades temporarily declined, as expected, as mining
moved into a new area.  Grades began to increase in the fourth quarter as
mining progressed into Phase 3. Roast ore sales continued under an
agreement with AngloGold for processing at their Jerrit Canyon roaster.  A
test parcel of roast ore was also sold in the first quarter of 2000.

Greens Creek
Ore treated
('000 tonnes)      135     136      143     145     139    525     563
Average ore grades:
Gold (g/t)         6.00    7.44     6.97    7.00    7.10   7.27    7.13
Silver (g/t)       820     747      723     597     687    811     688
Zinc (%)           11.4    13.4     13.7    14.1    13.1   13.5    13.6
Lead (%)           4.8     5.3      5.2     5.3     5.3    5.6     5.3

Metals produced in concentrates:
Gold
('000 ounces)      17      22       21      19      21     80      83
Silver
('000 ounces)      2,705   2,500    2,531   1,977   2,229  10,261  9,237
Zinc
('000 tonnes)      12.2    14.1     16.0    16.2    14.4   57.0    60.7
Lead
('000 tonnes)      4.4     5.0      5.1     5.2     4.9    20.6    20.2

Mill throughput was constrained in the fourth quarter due to lower mine
production. Mine ore production was affected by the timing of the
backfill, access development and ore production cycle and lower equipment
availability for major overhauls. Metal grades varied with the mining
sequence. Production was also affected in the third and fourth quarters of
2000 as a result of mining in areas with high iron content which had an
adverse affect on recoveries.

Peak Gold Mine
Total production and sales from the Peak Gold mine (Rio Tinto 100%) in New
South Wales, Australia.

Ore treated
('000 tonnes)      148     148      147     150     144    598     589
Average ore grades:
Gold (g/t)         8.10    6.82     8.04    8.06    5.98   7.60    7.23
Silver (g/t)       4.63    5.22     6.15    5.23    4.92   5.34    5.38
Copper (%)         0.40    0.41     0.36    0.37    0.46   0.51    0.40
Lead (%)           0.85    0.84     0.74    0.79    0.89   0.63    0.82
Zinc (%)           0.87    0.76     0.78    0.99    1.09   0.61    0.90

Bullion produced
('000 ounces)      38      31       41      39      28     143     139
Containing:
Gold
('000 ounces)      35      28       34      35      24     127     121
Silver
('000 ounces)      3       3        6       4       3      12      16
Gold recovered in
concentrates
('000 ounces)      3       4        1       2       2      13      9
Total gold production
('000 ounces)      38      32       35      37      26     140     130

Bullion sales
(fine gold)
('000 ounces)      31      32       34      30      25     122     120

Copper in concentrate ('000 tonnes):
Production         0.3     1.6      0.6     0.2     0.0    1.7     2.5
Sales              -       -        5.0     -       0.2    0.9     5.2

Lead/zinc in concentrate ('000 tonnes):
Production         1.0     1.7      2.2     1.1     1.6    2.1     6.6
Sales              0.5     -        1.4     1.0     1.8    1.7     4.2

Northparkes Joint Venture

Total production and sales at the Northparkes mine (Rio Tinto 80% (a) in
New South Wales, Australia.
(100% basis)

Sulphide ore treated
('000 tonnes)      -       -        -       692     1,297   -       1,989
Average ore grade:
Copper (%)         -       -        -       1.07    1.10    -       1.09
Gold (g/t)         -       -        -       0.17    0.16    -       0.16

Copper concentrates
Produced
('000 tonnes)      -       -        -       16.8    32.1    -       48.9

Contained copper in
concentrates:
Saleable production
('000 tonnes)      -       -        -       6.5     12.5    -       19.0
Sales
('000 tonnes)(b)   -       -        -       6.6     7.9     -       14.5

Contained gold in
concentrates:
Saleable production
('000 tonnes)      -       -        -       2.8     4.8     -       7.6
Sales
('000 tonnes) (b)  -       -        -       2.8     2.7     -       5.5

(a)  Rio Tinto acquired its interest in Northparkes as part of the
     purchase of North Limited.  Production data are shown from 11 August
2000, the effective date of the acquisition.
(b)  Rio Tinto's 80% share of material from the Joint Venture.

Rio Tinto Brasil Limitada
Total production at the Morro do Ouro gold mine (Rio Tinto 51%) in Minas
Gerais, Brazil.

(100% basis)

Morro do Ouro Mine
Ore treated
('000 tonnes)      4,853   4,976    4,933   5,051   4,785  17,475  19,745
Average ore grade:
gold (g/t)         0.46    0.47     0.49    0.48    0.48   0.45    0.48
Refined gold
produced
('000 ounces)      54      59       58      55      57     189     229

Kelian Equatorial Mining
Total production and sales from the Kelian gold mine (Rio Tinto 90%) in
East Kalimantan, Indonesia.

(100% basis)

Ore treated
('000 tonnes)      2,014   1,435    1,044   1,910   1,823  7,673   6,212
Average ore grades:
Gold (g/t)         2.30    2.43     2.53    2.39    2.33   2.33    2.41
Silver (g/t)       4.22    7.96     6.74    6.41    6.76   4.18    6.93

Production:
Gold
('000 ounces)      113     76       61      103     98     440     338
Silver
('000 ounces)      85      86       55      90      95     345     326

Sales:
Gold
('000 ounces)      122     77       53      102     84     448     316
Silver
('000 ounces)      80      80       -       100     99     379     279

Gold production in the quarter was consistent with the previous quarter,
with no major production interruptions.

COPPER & GOLD (Continued)
                                                           Full    Full
                   4Q      1Q       2Q      3Q      4Q     Year    Year
                   1999    2000     2000    2000    2000   1999    2000
Lihir Gold
Total production at the Lihir gold mine (Rio Tinto 16.3%(a)) in Papua New
Guinea.

(100% basis)

Ore treated
('000 tonnes)      812     791      841     838     943    2,911   3,413
Average ore grade:
gold (g/t)         6.62    5.27     5.64    6.37    6.63   7.04    6.01
Gold produced
('000 ounces) (b)  166     121      142     152     191    625     606

 (a)  Effective 14 February 2000, Rio Tinto's interest in Lihir decreased
      from 17.15% to 16.3% following a placement of shares by Lihir Gold.
 (b)  Gold production represents quantity of gold poured.

Gold production during the first nine months was lower than in the
equivalent period last year due to lower ore grades and scheduled
maintenance. Grade and plant availability improved in the fourth quarter
of 2000.

Rio Tinto Zimbabwe
Total production at Rio Tinto Zimbabwe's gold operations (Rio Tinto 56.0%)
in Zimbabwe.

(100% basis)

Renco Mine
Ore treated
('000 tonnes)      74      70       77      77      63     309     287
Average ore grade:
gold (g/t)         5.21    5.30     5.74    6.40    6.01   5.30    5.91
Total gold produced
('000 ounces)      11      10       13      13      11     46      47

Patchway Mine (a)
Ore treated
('000 tonnes)      26      26       25      26      27     98      104
Average ore grade:
gold (g/t)         5.34    4.70     4.79    5.67    4.99   5.55    5.05
Total gold produced
('000 ounces)      4       4        3       4       4      16      15

Cam Dump Reprocessing
Ore treated
('000 tonnes)      226     200      219     249     262    962     930
Average ore grade:
gold (g/t)         1.21    1.08     1.07    1.18    1.19   1.17    1.14
Total gold produced
('000 ounces)      3       2        2       2       3      9       8

Total Rio Tinto Zimbabwe
Total gold produced
('000 ounces)      18      16       17      20      17     71      70

(a) Includes low grade material.


IRON ORE
                                                           Full    Full
                   4Q      1Q       2Q      3Q      4Q     Year    Year
                   1999    2000     2000    2000    2000   1999    2000

Hamersley Iron
Total production and shipments are for all the mines operated by Hamersley
Iron (Rio Tinto 100%).  These mines are Paraburdoo, Mount Tom Price,
Marandoo, Yandicoogina, Brockman (all Rio Tinto 100%) and Channar (Rio
Tinto 60%) all in Western Australia.

(100% basis)

Saleable iron ore produced
('000 tonnes):
Paraburdoo, Mount Tom Price,
Marandoo, Brockman and
Yandicoogina       11,780  12,618   12,978  14,642  14,857 44,997  55,095
Channar            2,841   2,594    2,465   2,732   2,811  10,110  10,602

Total
production         14,621  15,212   15,443  17,374  17,668 55,107  65,697
Total shipments
('000 tonnes)      16,732  15,162   16,870  17,301  17,722 59,593  67,055

Hamersley achieved record production and shipments in 2000 which reflected
the upturn in the Asian steel industry. For the year, iron ore production
was 12% higher than the previous record of 58.4 million tonnes in 1997 and
shipments were 8% higher than the previous record of 61.8 million tonnes,
also in 1997. Shipments and production for the fourth quarter 2000 were
also records.

Robe River Iron Associates

Total production from the Pannawonica mine (Rio Tinto 53% (a)) in Western
Australia.

(100% basis)

Saleable production
('000 tonnes)      -       -        -       4,831   7,954   -      12,785
Shipments
('000 tonnes)      -       -        -       5,600   7,295   -      12,895

(a)  Rio Tinto acquired its interest in Robe River as part of the purchase
     of North Limited. Production data are shown from 11 August 2000, the
     effective date of the acquisition.

The figures are only given for the period since Rio Tinto took control,
but for reference the fourth quarter sales increased by 4% and production
increased by 1% compared with the corresponding quarter of 1999. For the
full year Robe recorded record shipments of 33.2 million tonnes and
production of 31.7 million tonnes (up 12% and 4% respectively from 1999,
which was the previous record year).

Iron Ore Company of Canada

Total production from the Carol Lake operations (Rio Tinto 56.1% (a)) in
Labrador, Canada.

(100% basis)

Saleable production:
Concentrates
('000 tonnes)      -       -        -       567     868     -      1,435
Pellets
('000 tonnes)      -       -        -       1,609   3,092   -      4,701

Shipments:
Concentrate
('000 tonnes)      -       -        -       718     1,124   -      1,842
Pellets
('000 tonnes)      -       -        -       1,781   2,517   -      4,298

(a)  Rio Tinto acquired its interest in Iron Ore Company of Canada as part
     of the purchase of North Limited. Production data are shown from 11
August 2000, the effective date of the acquisition.

The figures are only given for the period since Rio Tinto took control.
Sales for the fourth quarter 2000 decreased by 8% due to shipment timing
and the softening of the North American market. Total production increased
by 3% compared with the fourth quarter of 1999, with pellet production
rising by 7%. Full year pellet production was a record 12 million tonnes.

Rio Tinto Brasil Limitada
Total production at the Corumba mine (Rio Tinto 100%) in Corumba, Mato
Grosso do Sul, Brazil.

(100% basis)

Total iron ore
production
('000 tonnes) (a)  94      147      173     281     178     767     778

(a)  Production includes by-product fines.


COAL                                                       Full    Full
                   4Q      1Q       2Q      3Q      4Q     Year    Year
                   1999    2000     2000    2000    2000   1999    2000

Kennecott Energy and Coal Company
Total production from the mines operated by Kennecott Energy and Coal
Company in the US: Antelope (Rio Tinto 100%) in Wyoming; Cordero Rojo (Rio
Tinto 100%) in Wyoming; Jacobs Ranch (Rio Tinto 100%) in Wyoming; Spring
Creek (Rio Tinto 100%) in Montana; Decker (Rio Tinto 50%) in Montana and
Colowyo in Colorado, where Kennecott Energy has a partnership interest and
full management responsibility (see footnote (f) on page 6).
(100% basis)

Thermal coal production
('000 tonnes)
Antelope           5,258   5,076    5,035   5,486   5,240  20,579  20,837

Colowyo            1,417   1,168    1,225   1,268   1,030  5,053   4,691

Cordero Rojo       11,129  8,899    7,204   9,018   9,917  41,436  35,038

Decker             3,148   2,112    2,296   2,439   2,210  9,954   9,057

Jacobs Ranch       7,016   5,726    5,965   7,352   6,635  26,371  25,678
Spring
Creek              2,495   2,650    2,668   2,397   2,538  9,975   10,253
Total Kennecott Energy
Total coal
production
('000 tonnes)      30,463  25,631   24,393  27,960  27,570 113,368 105,554

Fourth quarter 2000 production was 9.5% lower than in the same period in
1999. This was primarily due to reduced sales at the Cordero Rojo and
Jacobs Ranch, as a consequence of lower spot prices experienced in late
1999 and early 2000, and a related decision to reduce production. In
addition, December shipments from all of KEC's operations were adversely
impacted by reduced rail performance as a result of bad weather in the
Midwestern U.S.

Kaltim Prima Coal
Total production and shipments from Kaltim Prima Coal (Rio Tinto 50%) in
Indonesia, including the share of production attributed to the Indonesian
Government (see footnote (j)on page 6).

(100% basis)

Thermal coal:
Production
('000 tonnes)      3,261   2,292    3,319   3,027   4,497  14,013 13,135
Shipments
('000 tonnes)      3,302   2,562    3,287   2,178   5,227  14,015 13,254

Production increased to record levels in the fourth quarter of 2000
following resolution of the industrial dispute which affected the third
quarter.  Stripping ratios also improved in comparison to the first half
of the year.

COAL (Continued)
                                                           Full    Full
                   4Q      1Q       2Q      3Q      4Q     Year    Year
                   1999    2000     2000    2000    2000   1999    2000

Pacific Coal
Total production and sales from the Blair Athol mine (Rio Tinto 71.2%
(a)), the Kestrel Coal mine (Rio Tinto 80% (b)) and the Tarong Coal mine
(Rio Tinto 100%) in Queensland, Australia.

(100% basis)

Blair Athol
Thermal coal:
Production
('000 tonnes)      2,550   2,432    2,594   2,635   3,378  11,110 11,040
Sales
('000 tonnes)      2,885   2,324    2,957   2,639   3,045  11,424 10,964

Kestrel Coal
Thermal coal:
Production
('000 tonnes)      214     220      307     320     283    530    1,130
Sales
('000 tonnes)      223     127      158     253     146    287    685
Coking coal:
Production
('000 tonnes)      355     435      590     665     476    1,104  2,167
Sales
('000 tonnes)      297     506      418     733     494    635    2,151
Semi-hard coking
coal: (c)
Sales
('000 tonnes)      94      265      152     232     192    240    840

Tarong Coal
Thermal coal:
Production
and sales
('000 tonnes)      1,176   1,256    1,049   1,268   1,470  5,116  5,043

Total Pacific Coal
Total coal
Production
('000 tonnes)      4,295   4,343    4,540   4,888   5,607  17,860 19,379

(a)  On 10 January 1999, Rio Tinto acquired an additional 14% beneficial
   interest in Blair Athol.
(b)  Rio Tinto acquired Kestrel Coal, formerly Gordonstone, in February
   1999 and production commenced in June 1999.
(c)  Semi-hard coking coal is a mixture of thermal coal and coking coal.
   The product mix is customer dependant.

Blair Athol had record production in the fourth quarter of 2000. Full year
production was affected by problems associated with mining through old
underground workings, which had a subsequent impact on sales.

Kestrel production in the fourth quarter was affected by unfavourable
geological conditions.

Coal & Allied Industries Limited (a)
Total production and sales from the Hunter Valley Operations (Rio Tinto
71%)and Mount Thorley mine (Rio Tinto 57%), both in New South Wales,
Australia.

(100% basis)

Hunter Valley Operations (b)

Thermal coal
Production
('000 tonnes)      1,170   1,226    1,554   1,437   1,545  6,319  5,762
Coking coal
Production
('000 tonnes)      624     771      898     598     556    3,004  2,823

Mount Thorley
Thermal coal:
Production
('000 tonnes)      447     435      423     650     656    2,213  2,164
Coking coal:
Production
('000 tonnes)      520     615      482     540     588    2,448  2,225

Total Coal & Allied
Total coal
Production
('000 tonnes)      2,762   3,047    3,357   3,225   3,345  13,984 12,974

Total sales
('000 tonnes) (c)  2,728   2,893    3,616   3,654   2,989  13,663 13,152

(a)  Effective from 1 July 1999, Coal & Allied purchased the Rio Tinto
   Group's coal interests in New South Wales. The restructuring of Coal &
   Allied's shareholding left Rio Tinto with a 70.9% interest.
(b)  Hunter Valley Operations consist of the now merged Howick and Hunter
   Valley mines.  Coal and Allied acquired the Lemington mine with effect
   from 20 December 2000, production from the mine is included in the Hunter
   Valley Operations numbers.
(c)  Sales relate only to coal mined by the operation and exclude traded
   coal.
   
Coal production for Hunter Valley Operations in the fourth quarter of 2000
was comparable with the third quarter. Coal production for the year was
lower than 1999 due to a dispute with a significant domestic customer.

Coal production at Mount Thorley in the fourth quarter 2000 was comparable
with the third quarter. Coal production for the year was lower than 1999
due to matching of the resource, equipment, market and labour numbers to
achieve maximum productivity at the lowest cost.

COAL (Continued)
                                                           Full    Full
                   4Q      1Q       2Q      3Q      4Q     Year    Year
                   1999    2000     2000    2000    2000   1999    2000


Carbones del Cerrejon SA
Total production at the Carbones del Cerrejon SA mine (Rio Tinto 0% (a)).
(100% basis)

Carbones del Cerrejon SA
Thermal coal:
Production
('000 tonnes)      352     -        -       -       -      1,207   -

(a) Rio Tinto disposed of its interest in Carbones del Cerrejon in early
   January 2000.


ALUMINIUM
                                                           Full    Full
                   4Q      1Q       2Q      3Q      4Q     Year    Year
                   1999    2000     2000    2000    2000   1999    2000

Comalco
Production and sales from operations owned by Comalco (Rio Tinto 100% (a))
including Comalco's share of primary aluminium production from partly
owned smelters.

(100% of Comalco's share)

('000 tonnes)
Weipa mine, Queensland (Comalco 100%):
Beneficiated bauxite
production         2,997   2,777    3,008   2,990   2,992  11,386  11,767
Metal grade bauxite
shipments          2,997    2,729   2,766   3,058  2,965   11,194  11,518
Calcined bauxite
production         34      33       36      31      29     112     129


Boke mine, Guinea
(Comalco 4%):
Bauxite production 177     173      172     111     119    441     575

Queensland Alumina Limited,
Queensland
(Comalco 30.3%):
Alumina production 279     273      294     284     290     1,101  1,141
Eurallumina SpA,
Sardinia
(Comalco 56.2%):
Alumina production 141     143      140     146     146     546    575
Primary aluminium production:
Bell Bay, Tasmania
(Comalco 100%)     39.0    37.1     38.8    40.6    40.9    151.1  157.4
Boyne Island, Queensland
(Comalco 54.2%)    68.7    69.9     68.2    68.8    69.0    267.7  275.9
Tiwai Point, New Zealand
(Comalco 79.4%)            66.1     65.2    64.6    66.0    65.6   259.4
261.4
Total Comalco
share              173.8   172.2    171.6   175.5   175.4   678.2  694.7
Total sales of Comalco
produced aluminium 173.3   169.6    182.5   157.7   191.2   676.5  701.0


(a)Rio Tinto progressively increased its interest in Comalco from 70.4% to
  72.4% during the first half of 1999. During the first half of 2000, Rio
  Tinto offered to acquire all the shares in Comalco and now holds 100%.
The refineries and smelters all performed at record levels in 2000,
reflecting ongoing process improvements.

Aluminium sales for the fourth quarter were higher than in prior quarters
due to the timing of shipments.


Anglesey Aluminium
Total production at Anglesey Aluminium (Rio Tinto 51%) in the UK.

(100% basis)

Aluminium hot metal production
('000 tonnes)      34.7    35.0     35.3    35.3    38.2   137.1   143.8


INDUSTRIAL MINERALS
                                                           Full    Full
                   4Q      1Q       2Q      3Q      4Q     Year    Year
                   1999    2000     2000    2000    2000   1999    2000
BORATES

Rio Tinto Borax
Total production at the Boron mine (Rio Tinto 100%) in California, US and
at the Tincalayu, Sijes and Porvenir mines (Rio Tinto 100%) in Argentina.

(100% basis)

Borates
('000 tonnes) (a)  132     145      135     161     149    561     590

(a)  Production is expressed as B2O3 content.


TITANIUM DIOXIDE FEEDSTOCK

Rio Tinto Iron & Titanium
Total Rio Tinto share of titanium dioxide feedstock production in Canada
and South Africa.

(Rio Tinto share)
Titanium dioxide
feedstock
production
('000 tonnes)      350     349      310     341     368    1,428   1,368


The first half was restricted whilst a furnace at QIT was being repaired.
All furnaces at QIT are now back in operation and production capability
has been fully restored.

                                                           Full    Full
                   4Q      1Q       2Q      3Q      4Q     Year    Year
                   1999    2000     2000    2000    2000   1999    2000
DIAMONDS

Argyle Diamonds
Total production from mining operations at Argyle Diamonds (Rio Tinto
99.8%(a)) in Western Australia.

(100% basis)
Ore processed
('000 tonnes):
AK1 ore            2,552   2,575    2,780   2,597   2,466  9,503   10,419
Alluvial ore       1,488   1,260    1,108   1,492   1,048  5,943   4,908

Total ore
processed          4,040    3,835   3,888   4,089  3,514   15,447  15,326

Diamonds recovered ('000 carats):
AK1                6,876   6,384    7,247   6,439   5,354  27,760  25,423
Alluvial           544     287      281     318     166    1,939   1,052
Total
recovered          7,420    6,671   7,527   6,757  5,520   29,699  26,475

(a)  During the second half of 2000, Rio Tinto increased its interest in
Argyle from 59.7% to 99.8% by virtue of its acquisition of Ashton Mining.

AK1 ore processed for the fourth quarter was lower than in the
corresponding period last year. AKI ore processed for the year was higher
than in 1999 due to 1999 ore processed being significantly impacted by a
ten day shutdown to upgrade the scrubber feed system.

Lower AKI diamond production for the fourth quarter and full year,
relative to the corresponding periods last year, reflects the lower grade
of the ore processed in line with expectations and the effect of
rescheduling ore blocks to facilitate pit development work.

Ashton Mining

Total Rio Tinto share of production from the Ashton Mining (Rio Tinto 100%
(a)) interests apart from Argyle.

(Rio Tinto
share)
Ore processed
('000 tonnes)      -       -        -       -       95      -       95
Diamonds recovered
('000 carats)      -       -        -       -       37      -       37

(a)  Production data are shown from 10 November 2000, the effective date
     of acquisition of Ashton Mining.



SALT

Dampier Salt

Total production of salt from Dampier and Lake MacLeod (Rio Tinto 64.9%)
in Western Australia.

(100% basis)

Salt production
('000 tonnes)      1,416   1,024    1,338   1,142   1,095  5,250  4,599

The consequences of a cyclone, in the first quarter of 2000, and related
flooding has had an adverse effect on the annual production.

TALC

The Luzenac Group
Total talc production from Luzenac Group operations in Europe (Rio Tinto
99.9%) and North America (Rio Tinto 100%).

(100% basis)
Talc
production
('000 tonnes)      313     321      315     324     302    1,269  1,262
OTHER METALS
                                                           Full   Full
                   4Q      1Q       2Q      3Q      4Q     Year   Year
                   1999    2000     2000    2000    2000   1999   2000

NICKEL

Rio Tinto Brasil Limitada

Total nickel in matte production at the Fortaleza mine (Rio Tinto 100%) in
Brazil.

Production
(tonnes)           2,928   2,561    2,170   1,333   2,674  9,445  8,738

Production in the fourth quarter of 2000, following the third quarter
reduction which was related to preparing the mine for transition from open
pit to underground operation.

Rio Tinto Zimbabwe

Total refined metal production at the Empress nickel refinery (Rio Tinto
56.0%) in Zimbabwe.

(100% basis)

Production
(tonnes)           1,728   1,736    1,676   1,869   1,654  7,027  6,935

URANIUM

Rossing Uranium Ltd
Total uranium production at the Rossing Uranium mine (Rio Tinto 68.58%) in
Namibia.

(100% basis)

Production
(tonnes U3O8)      719     818      726     821     836    3,171   3,201

Energy Resources of Australia Ltd
Production at the Ranger mine (68.4% Rio Tinto (a)) in the Northern
Territory, Australia.

(100% basis)

Production
(tonnes U3O8)      -       -        -       548     1,216  -       1,764

(a)  Rio Tinto acquired its interest in ERA as part of the purchase of
     North Limited.  Production data are shown from 11 August 2000, the
     effective date of the acquisition.


ZINC

Zinkgruvan Mining AB

Total production at the Zinkgruvan mine (Rio Tinto 100% (a)) in Sweden.

(100% basis)

Ore treated
('000 tonnes)      -       -        -       127     179     -      306
Average grades:
Zinc (%)           -       -        -       10.1    11.1    -      10.7
Lead (%)           -       -        -       3.8     4.3     -      4.1
Silver (g/t)       -       -        -       107     112     -      110

Production of zinc
concentrate
('000 tonnes)      -       -        -       22.7    33.9    -      56.6
Production of lead
concentrate
('000 tonnes)      -       -        -       5.5     9.1     -      14.6

Production of
metal in
concentrates:
Zinc
('000 tonnes)      -       -        -       12.8    18.7    -      31.5
Lead
('000 tonnes)      -       -        -       3.9     6.6     -      10.5
Silver
('000 tonnes)      -       -        -       271     431     -      702

(a)  Rio Tinto acquired its interest in Zinkgruvan as part of North
     Limited.  Production data are shown from 11 August 2000, the effective
     date of the acquisition.


Norzink AS
Total refined zinc production at the Norzink smelter (Rio Tinto 50%) in
Norway.
(100% basis)

Production
('000 tonnes)      35.7    35.6     32.9    35.2    34.7   144.0   138.4


Other

Wood Fibre
North Forest Products

Production and sales at North Forest Products operations (Rio Tinto 100%
(a)) in Tasmania, Australia.

Hardwood chips
(domestic & export):
Saleable production
('000 tonnes)      -       -        -       485     791      -    1,276
Sales
('000 tonnes)      -       -        -       369     819      -    1,188

Softwood sawlogs
(domestic & export):
Saleable production
('000 tonnes)      -       -        -       11      17       -    28
Sales
('000 tonnes)      -       -        -       8       19       -    27

Softwood pulplogs
& chips
(domestic & export):
Saleable production
('000 tonnes)      -       -        -       20      45       -    65
Sales
('000 tonnes)      -       -        -       19      54       -    73

(b)  Rio Tinto acquired its interest in North Forest Products as part of
     North Limited.  Production data are shown from 11 August 2000, the
     effective date of the acquisition.

The figures are only given for the period since Rio Tinto took control,
but for reference fourth quarter production and shipments of hardwood
chips were at record levels, mainly as a result of improvements in Asian
economies.

Expenditure

Total pre-tax exploration expenditure charged to the profit and loss
account for the quarter ending 31 December 2000 was US$50 million compared
with US$42 million in the comparable quarter of 1999. Total expenditure
for the twelve months of 2000 was US$136 million, the same as 1999.

Major Developments

Grasberg, Indonesia

In Block A, delineation drilling continued on porphyry gold-copper
mineralisation within the Ertsberg intrusion and on extensions to the
Kucing Liar skarn system on the periphery of the Grasberg intrusion.
Argyle, Australia

Deep delineation drilling continued at the Argyle mine. Resource modelling
indicates over 100 million carats of underground resource in two feeder
pipes beneath the open pit deposit.

Feasibility Studies

Murowa, Zimbabwe

The recently concluded feasibility study has confirmed that the three
kimberlites discovered near Zvishavane in Zimbabwe represent a mining
reserve of 16.5 million tonnes at a grade of 0.9 carats per tonne. A
project to mine 500,000 tonnes per year of the kimberlite with the
possibility of subsequent expansion following initial mining has been
shown to be viable. Requirements to enable the project to proceed are now
being investigated. The Murowa Diamond Prospect is owned 50 per cent by
Rio Tinto Zimbabwe and 50 per cent by Rio Tinto. Rio Tinto owns 56 per
cent of Rio Tinto Zimbabwe.

Other Programmes

Country     Commodity   Programme Summary
                        
Australia   Phosphate   Delineation drilling continued at the Wonarah
                        deposit in the Northern Territory. There is
                        potential for an open pittable resource of over
                        100Mt @ greater than 22% P2O5.
                        
Guinea      Iron Ore    Delineation drilling continued at the Simandou
                        lump hematite prospect. Resource modelling
                        indicates a primary resource of approximately
                        1200Mt @ 65% Fe and a detrital resource of
                        approximately 480Mt at similar grade. Lump
                        contents are approximately 28% and 40%
                        respectively.
                        
Indonesia   Nickel      A laterite nickel deposit with development
                        potential was identified. Preliminary indications
                        suggest a resource of approximately 380Mt @ 1.34%
                        Ni, 0.1% Co containing a higher grade resource of
                        approximately 195Mt @ 1.46% Ni, 0.1% Co.
                        
Turkey      Copper and  Early encouragement was obtained from
            gold        reconnaissance drilling of a porphyry prospect.