Purchase of Own Securities

Rio Tinto PLC
15 June 2000


                          Share Buy Back
                                 
Shares Purchased in the Market

Rio   Tinto  plc  announces  that  it  has  today  purchased   for
cancellation, 200,702 ordinary shares of 10p each in Rio Tinto plc
from Cazenove & Co at a price of 1007.14p per ordinary share.


For further information, please contact:

Media Relations                    Investor Relations

Lisa Cullimore                     Peter Jarvis
+ 44 (0) 20 7753 2305              + 44 (0) 20 7753 2401

Website: www.riotinto.com