Rio Tinto 1st QPR

Rio Tinto PLC
23 April 2002

                   Rio Tinto Quarterly Production Report
                   For the Quarter ending 31 March 2002

  *  Iron ore production in the first quarter of 2002 was 9% higher than
     the same period in 2001.  Hamersley set a new first quarter production
     record reflecting the strong demand for fines product. Due to softer
     demand in some markets, shipments from Hamersley were 14% below the first
     quarter record set last year.  Shipments from the Robe River joint
     venture were 14% higher.

  *  Australian and Indonesian coal production was 17% higher than the
     first quarter of 2001 due to a full quarter contribution from the
     acquisitions in the first quarter of 2001 and increased production from
     Coal and Allied's Hunter Valley operations.  US Coal production was
     marginally down on the first quarter of 2001.

  *  Mined copper production was 16% below the first quarter of last year
     reflecting the November 2001 decision to reduce production at Escondida
     and  the  June  2001 closure of the North Concentrator at  Kennecott.
     Production at Grasberg was adversely affected by lower grades.

  *  Mined gold production was 23% below the first quarter of last year
     and  17%  below the last quarter mainly due to lower head  grades  at
     Grasberg.

  *  Aluminium  production was broadly in line with previous  quarters.
     Alumina production was 25% higher than this first quarter of 2001 due
     primarily to the acquisitions of additional equity in Queensland Alumina
     in September 2001.
  
  *  Diamond production was 21% above the first quarter of 2001 but 22%
     below the last quarter of 2001, reflecting the variation in grades at
     Argyle.

  *  Titanium  feedstock  production was  8%  down  compared  with  the
     equivalent  quarter  of 2001; borates production  was  12%  down  due
     principally to inventory management and the timing of maintenance.
  

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RIO TINTO PRODUCTION SUMMARY

RIO TINTO share
of production
                                                            
                 Quarter                 FULL YEAR            % Change
             2001    2001    2002             2001          Q1 02   Q1 02
             Q1      Q4      Q1                             vs      vs
                                                            Q4 01   Q1 01

Principal Commodities

Alumina
('000 t)     394     519     492            1,761           -5%     25%

Aluminium
('000 t)     188.0   196.3   191.1          765.6           -3%     2%
Borates
('000 t)     148     134     130            564             -3%     -12%
Coal - Australian
And Indonesia
('000 t)     9,441   10,311  11,021         42,269          7%      17%
Coal - US
('000 t)     26,407  28,337  25,853         106,661         -9%     -2%
Copper - mined
('000 t)     238.1   205.8   200.6          904.1           -2%     -16%
Copper - refined
('000 t)     100.5   100.4   104.1          361.2           4%      4%
Diamonds
('000 cts)   5,086   7,950   6,177          26,100          -22%    21%
Gold - mined
('000 ozs)   895     830     686            3,577           -17%    -23%
Gold - refined
('000 ozs)   102     112     127            389             13%     24%
Iron ore
('000 t)     20,674  23,462  22,507         90,566          -4%     9%
Titanium dioxide
feedstock
('000 t)     356     341     328            1,427           -4%     -8%

Other Metals & Minerals

Bauxite
('000 t)     3,032   2,968   2,881          11,795          -3%     -5%
Lead - mined
('000 t)     9.3     9.8     8.4            38.8            -14%    -10%
Molybdenum
('000 t)     2.8     1.6     1.7            8.1             5%      -42%
Nickel in matte
(tonnes)     2,710   1,984   2,063          10,170          4%      -24%
Nickel - refined
(tonnes)     910     892     943            3,719           6%      4%
Salt
('000 t)     899     1,322   1,103          4,248           -17%    23%
Silver - mined
('000 ozs)   4,634   4,272   4,192          17,703          -2%     -10%
Silver - refined
('000 ozs)   657     765     790            2,882           3%      20%
Talc
('000 t)     322     315     322            1,267           2%      0%
Tin
(tonnes)     115     72      123            588             71%     7%
Uranium
(tonnes)     1,405   1,252   1,160          4,705           -7%     -17%
Zinc - mined
('000 t)     25.3    27.1    22.5           102.5           -17%    -11%
Zinc - refined
('000 t)     18.2    -       -              20.4            -       -


NB  Throughout this report, figures in italics indicate adjustments made
    since the figure was previously quoted on the equivalent page.

    The figures shown for production are sometimes more precise than the
    rounded numbers shown, hence small differences may result between the
    total of the quarter figures and the full year figures.


Rio Tinto
Share of Production

                                                                       FULL
                           1Q     2Q      3Q      4Q      1Q           YEAR
         Interest          2001   2001    2001    2001    2002         2001

ALUMINA
Production
('000 tonnes)
Eurallumina
         56%               137    142     127     151     141          557
Queensland
Alumina (a)
         39%               257    271     308     368     352          1,204
Rio Tinto total
alumina production         394    413     435     519     492          1,761

ALUMINIUM
Refined production
('000 tonnes)
Anglesey
         51%               18.0   18.2    17.4    17.5    18.2         71.0
Bell Bay
         100%              39.3   39.8    41.3    40.4    40.3         160.8
Boyne Island
         54%               66.2   67.3    70.6    73.4    67.0         277.5
Tiwai Point
         79%               64.4   64.4    62.4    65.0    65.6         256.2
Rio Tinto total
aluminium production       188.0  189.7   191.7   196.3   191.1        765.6

BAUXITE
Production
('000 tonnes)
Boke     4%                119    120     175     55      122          469
Weipa    100%              2,913  2,820   2,680   2,913   2,759        11,326
Rio Tinto total
bauxite production         3,032  2,940   2,855   2,968   2,881        11,795

BORATES
Borates
('000 tonnes B2O3 content)
Rio Tinto total
borate production
         100%              148    139     142     134     130          564

                  Coal
COAL              Type

Australian coal operations
('000 tonnes)
Coal & Allied Industries(b):
Bengalla (c)
         29%       S       269    414    312      423     275          1,418
Hunter Valley
Operations
         73%       S       1,067  1,031  1,914    1,933   1,419        5,945
         73%       M       888    705    687      633     767          2,913
Mount Thorley
Operations
         58%       S       283    341    373      376     362          1,373
         58%       M       226    313    403      313     327          1,255
Moura (c)
         40%       S       145    330    208      184     268          867
         40%       M       261    290    282      247     323          1,080
Narama (c)
         0%        S       142    280    205      162     135          789
Ravensworth
East (c)
         0%        S       126    357    281      332     281          1,096
Warkworth (c)
         40%       S       388    635    584      463     647          2,070
         40%       M       68     76     21       57      72           221
Pacific Coal:
Blair Athol Coal
         71%       S       2,160  2,057  2,000    1,329   2,130        7,546
Kestrel Coal
         80%       S       179    250    348      185     259          962
         80%       M       327    468    572      287     505          1,654
Tarong   Coal
         100%      S       1,293  1,396  1,253    1,333   1,314        5,276

Total Australian coal      7,822  8,942  9,443    8,256   9,083        34,464

Indonesian coal operations
('000 tonnes)
Kaltim Prima
Coal (d) 50%       S       1,619  1,869  2,263    2,055   1,938        7,806

US coal operations
('000 tonnes)
Kennecott Energy
Antelope
         100%      S       5,426  5,355  5,525    6,038   5,335        22,344
Colowyo (e)
         100%      S       1,276  1,334  1,350    1,271   1,177        5,231
Cordero Rojo
         100%      S       9,702  9,621  9,676    10,453  9,100        39,452
Decker   50%       S       1,155  975    993      1,133   1,072        4,255
Jacobs Ranch
         100%      S       7,003  7,138  5,404    7,067   6,869        26,612
Spring Creek
         100%      S       1,845  2,362  2,185    2,375   2,300        8,767
Total US coal              26,407 26,785 25,133   28,337  25,853       106,661

Rio Tinto total
coal production            35,848 37,595 36,839   38,648  36,874       148,930

Mine production figures for metals refer to the total quantity of metal
produced in concentrates or dore bullion irrespective of whether these
products are then refined on-site.
Key to coal type: S = Steaming/thermal coal, M = Metallurgical/coking coal.
See footnotes on page 6.

                                                                       FULL
                         1Q      2Q      3Q      4Q      1Q            YEAR
         Interest        2001    2001    2001    2001    2002          2001
COPPER

Mine production
('000 tonnes)
Alumbrera
         25%             11.2    12.4    12.0    12.3    12.8          47.9
Bingham Canyon
         100%            80.0    92.4    73.1    67.2    62.5          312.7
Escondida
         30%             64.1    55.9    59.2    53.2    48.7          232.4
Grasberg -
FCX (f)
         15%             25.3    24.1    22.9    21.2    21.0          93.5
Grasberg -
Joint Venture (f
         40%             27.1    25.1    23.0    19.1    28.4          94.4
Neves Corvo (g)
         49%             11.2    10.6    8.4     10.5    9.0           40.6
Northparkes
         80%             10.9    10.7    11.4    11.0    9.5           44.1
Palabora (h)
         49%             8.2     6.4     12.5    11.2.   8.6           38.4

Rio Tinto total
mine production          238.1   237.6   222.7   205.8   200.6         904.1

Refined production ('000 tonnes)
Atlantic Copper (f)
         17%             10.1    7.8     10.5    10.7    10.3          39.1
Escondida
         30%             10.9    11.5    11.4    11.4    11.0          45.3
Kennecott Utah Copper
         100%            67.0    56.3    43.7    67.3    74.9          234.3
Palabora (h)
         49%             12.4    9.2     9.9     11.0    8.0           42.5
Rio Tinto total
refined production       100.5   84.8    75.5    100.4   104.1         361.2

At the end of the periods, the Group had provisionally priced sales of copper
in concentrates and intermediate product as follows:
Million lbs of payable copper:

Alumbrera
         25%             20      29      27      24      13            24
Escondida
         30%             126     141     121     110     97            110
Grasberg (f)
         15%             50      54      44      40      40            40
Kennecott Utah Copper
         100%            20      10      0       0       0             0
Neves Corvo (g)
         49%             13      25      12      5       6             5
Northparkes
         80%             13      29      19      19      9             19

Rio Tinto total          241     289     223     198     165           198

Priced at US
c/lb average             77      72      65      67      74            67

DIAMONDS

Production ('000 carats)
Argyle
         99.8%           5,072   5,012   8,032   7,929   6,143         26,045
Merlin   100%            15      7       13      20      34            55

Rio Tinto
total diamond
production               5,086   5,019   8,045   7,950   6,177         26,100

GOLD

Mine production ('000 ounces)

Alumbrera
         25%             34      44      44      47      51            168
Barneys Canyon
         100%            37      30      32      41      27            140
Bingham Canyon
         100%            151     179     142     120     125           592
Cortez/Pipeline
         40%             118     122     118     118     111           475
Escondida
         30%             7       7       7       8       8             30
Grasberg -
FCX (f)
         15%             108     111     99      70      52            388
Grasberg -
Joint Venture (f)
         40%             222     238     220     199     86            880
Greens Creek
         70%             16      15      15      15      17            62
Kelian
         90%             94      87      117     110     103           408
Lihir
         16%             30      26      29      20      24            105
Morro do Ouro
         51%             24      23      23      24      28            95
Northparkes
         80%             7       10      7       9       9             33
Peak
         100%            20      29      28      25      27            101
Rawhide
         51%             13      14      13      12      12            52
Rio Tinto Zimbabwe
         56%             11      10      9       8       6             38

Others   -               3       2       2       3       2             10

Rio Tinto total
mine production          895     946     906     830    686            3,577

Refined production
('000 ounces)
Kennecott
Utah Copper
         100%            102     87      88      112     127           389

Mine production figures for metals refer to the total quantity of metal
produced in concentrates or dore bullion irrespective of whether these
products
are then refined on-site.
See footnotes on page 6.
                                                                       FULL
                         1Q      2Q      3Q      4Q      1Q            YEAR
         Interest        2001    2001    2001    2001    2002          2001

IRON ORE

Production ('000 tonnes)
Channar
         60%             1,472   1,630   1,622   1,929   1,517         6,653
Corumba
         100%            156     116     206     164     104           642
Hamersley
         100%            13,579  14,352  15,748  15,149  14,653        58,828
Iron Ore Company
Of Canada (i)
         56%             1,874   2,426   2,028   1,841   1,815         8,169
Robe River
         53%             3,594   3,694   4,607   4,379   4,418         16,274

Rio Tinto
total mine production    20,674  22,218  24,212  23,462  22,507        90,566


LEAD
Mine production
('000 tonnes)
Greens Creek
         70%             3.6     3.4     3.7     3.7     3.7           14.3
Zinkgruvan
         100%            5.7     6.9     5.8     6.1     4.7           24.5
Rio Tinto
Total mine
Production               9.3     10.3    9.5     9.8     8.4           38.8

MOLYBDENUM
Mine production ('000 tonnes)
Bingham Canyon
         100%            2.8     2.2     1.5     1.6     1.7           8.1


NICKEL
Nickel in matte (tonnes)
Fortaleza
         100%            2,710   2,487   2,989   1,984   2,063         10,170

Toll refined metal production (tonnes)
Rio Tinto
Zimbabwe - Empress
         56%             910     925     992     892     943           3,719

SALT
Production ('000 tonnes)
Dampier
         65%             899     1,020   1,007   1,322   1,103         4,248
SILVER
Mine production ('000 ounces)
Bingham Canyon
         100%            1,029   1,328   1,076   1,042   1,032         4,475
Escondida
         30%             255     266     227     212     209           959

Grasberg - FCX (f)
         15%             213     183     162     141     151           700
Grasberg -
Joint Venture (f)
         40%             76      193     178     193     115           641
Greens Creek
         70%             2,285   1,795   1,814   1,809   1,960         7,703
Zinkgruvan
         100%            347     396     326     427     324           1,496

Others   -               429     456     396     447     401           1,729
Rio Tinto total
mine production          4,634   4,618   4,180   4,272   4,192         17,703

Refined production ('000 ounces)
Kennecott
Utah Copper
         100%            657     834     626     765     790           2,882

TALC
Production ('000 tonnes)
Luzenac Group
         99.9%           322     318     311     315     322           1,267
TIN
Mine production (tonnes)
Neves Corvo (g)
         49%             115     210     192     72      123           588

TITANIUM DIOXIDE FEEDSTOCK
Production
('000 tonnes)
Rio Tinto Iron &
Titanium
         100%            356     371     359     341     328           1,427


Mine production figures for metals refer to the total quantity of metal
produced in concentrates or dore bullion irrespective of whether these
products are then refined on-site, except for the data for iron ore which
represent production of saleable quantities of ore plus pellets. The nickel in
matte production reflects the contained tonnage of nickel.
See footnotes on page 6.


Rio Tinto
Share of Production

                                                                       FULL
                         1Q      2Q      3Q      4Q      1Q            YEAR
         Interest        2001    2001    2001    2001    2002          2001

URANIUM
Production (tonnes U3O8)
Energy Resources
of Australia
               68%       903     648     540     790     650           2,880
Palabora (h)   49%       6       5       4       -       -             15

Rossing        69%       497     308     544     462     510           1,811

Rio Tinto total
uranium production       1,405   960     1,087   1,252   1,160         4,705


ZINC
Mine production ('000 tonnes)
Greens Creek
               70%       10.0    9.7     10.6    10.5    11.4          40.7

Zinkgruvan
               100%      15.3    14.8    15.1    16.6    11.1          61.8
Rio Tinto total
mine production          25.3    24.5    25.7    27.1    22.5          102.5

Refined production ('000 tonnes)
Norzink (j)
               0%        18.2    2.3     -       -       -             20.4

(a)  Comalco increased its holding in Queensland Alumina Limited from 30.3% to
38.6%, with effect from September 2001.
(b)  During March 2001, Rio Tinto increased its stake in Coal & Allied from
70.9% to 72.7%.
(c)  Production data are shown from 29 January 2001, the effective date of
Coal & Allied's acquisition of the Australian coal businesses of the Peabody
Group. Effective on the same date, Coal & Allied acquired an additional 11.8%
interest in the Warkworth mine. In February 2002, Coal & Allied conditionally
agreed to sell its interest in the Moura coal mine in Queensland. On 14 March
2002, Coal & Allied completed the sale of its interests in Narama and
Ravensworth; production data are shown up to the date of sale.
(d)  Rio Tinto has a 50% share in Kaltim Prima and, under the terms of its
Coal Agreement, the Indonesian Government is entitled to a 13.5% share of
Kaltim Prima's production.  Rio Tinto's share of production shown is before
deduction of the Government share.
(e)  Kennecott Energy has a partnership interest in the Colowyo mine, but, as
it is responsible under a management agreement for the operation of the mine,
all of Colowyo's output is included in Rio Tinto's share of production.
(f)  Rio Tinto's initial interests in the Grasberg mine and in the Atlantic
Copper smelter were acquired in 1995 by virtue of an acquisition of shares in
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold (FCX). As a result of FCX share buy-backs and
other shareholding movements, Rio Tinto's interests in FCX and Grasberg have
changed and, as of 31 March 2002, Rio Tinto had a 15.1% share in Grasberg and
a 16.6% share in Atlantic Copper. Under the Joint Venture agreement with FCX,
Rio Tinto is entitled to 40% of additional material mined as a consequence of
the expansion of the Grasberg facilities. The additional entitlement is shown
separately in the above tables.
(g)  In January 2002, Rio Tinto agreed to sell its interest in the Neves Corvo
mine subject to certain conditions.
(h)  In July 2001, Rio Tinto increased its holding in Palabora from 48.6% to
49.2%.
(i)  During the first half of 2001, Rio Tinto acquired 20.3% of the Labrador
Iron Ore Royalty Income Fund. The Fund has a shareholding in Iron Ore Company
of Canada but this has not been included in the calculation of tonnage
attributable to Rio Tinto.
(j)  Rio Tinto completed the sale of its interest in Norzink on 17 April 2001.

Where  Rio  Tinto's  beneficial interest in an  operation  has  changed,  as
indicated  above,  the  share of production has been  calculated  using  the
weighted average interest over the relevant periods.


OPERATIONAL DATA                                                  FULL
                   1Q      2Q       3Q      4Q      1Q            YEAR
                   2001    2001     2001    2001    2002          2001

ALUMINIUM

Anglesey Aluminium
Total production at Anglesey Aluminium (Rio Tinto 51%) in the UK.
(100% basis)

Aluminium hot metal production
('000 tonnes)      35.3    35.7     34.0    34.2    35.7           139.3

Comalco
Total production at Comalco operations; Weipa (Rio Tinto 100%) in
Australia; Boke (Rio Tinto 4%) in Guinea; Eurallumina (Rio Tinto 56.2%) in
Italy; Queensland Alumina (Rio Tinto 38.6% (a)) in Australia; Bell Bay
(Rio Tinto 100%) in Australia; Boyne Island (Rio Tinto 54.2%) in Australia
and Tiwai Point (Rio Tinto 79.4%) in New Zealand.

(100% basis)

Weipa mine, Queensland
Beneficiated bauxite
Production
('000 tonnes)      2,913   2,820    2,680   2,913   2,759          11,326
Metal grade bauxite
shipments
('000 tonnes)      2,841   2,658    2,678   2,831   2,730          11,008
Calcined bauxite
Production
('000 tonnes)      33      41       49      23      49             146

Boke mine
Bauxite production
('000 tonnes)      3,168   2,983    3,046   2,790   3,138          11,987

Eurallumina SpA,
Sardinia
Alumina production
('000 tonnes)      244     254      226     269     251            993

Queensland Alumina Limited,
Queensland
Alumina production
('000 tonnes)      847     894      930     953     911            3,624

Bell Bay, Tasmania
Primary aluminium production
('000 tonnes)      39.3    39.8     41.3    40.4    40.3           160.8


Boyne Island, Queensland
Primary aluminium production
('000 tonnes)      122.5   125.2    129.7   131.5   125.1          508.9

Tiwai Point
Primary aluminium production
('000 tonnes)      81.0    81.4     78.7    81.2    82.4           322.3

Sales of aluminium
attributable to Comalco
('000 tonnes)      155.1   183.5    185.8   165.4   177.4          689.9

(a) Comalco increased its shareholding in Queensland Alumina Limited from
30.3% to 38.6% with effect from September 2001.

Weipa production in the first quarter of 2002 was affected by reduced demand
and by equipment restrictions during the wet season. A power outage at the
Boyne Island smelter in January resulted in reduced production in the first
quarter of 2002. Production at the Tiwai Point and Bell Bay smelters in the
first quarter of 2002 was consistent with production in previous quarters.
Tiwai Point remains power constrained.
Improved aluminium sales in the first quarter of 2002, compared with the
last quarter of 2001, were primarily due to sales that were deferred from
the fourth quarter of 2001.

BORATES

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

Borates
('000 tonnes) (a)  148     139      142     134     130            564

(a)  Production is expressed as B2O3 content.

COAL

Coal & Allied Industries Limited (a)
Total production and sales from the Bengalla mine (Rio Tinto 29%); Hunter
Valley Operations (Rio Tinto 73%); the Mount Thorley Operations (Rio Tinto
58%); the Narama mine (sold on 14th March 2002); the Ravensworth East mine
(Rio Tinto 0%) and the Warkworth mine (sold on 14th March 2002), all in New
South Wales, and the Moura mine (Rio Tinto 40%) in Queensland, Australia.

(100% basis)

Bengalla mine (b)
Thermal coal production
('000 tonnes)      944     1,423    1,073   1,454   944           4,894

Hunter Valley Operations
Thermal coal
production
('000 tonnes)      1,500   1,418    2,632   2,659   1,951         8,209
Semi-soft coking
coal Production
('000 tonnes)      1,248   970      945     871     1,055         4,034

Mount Thorley Operations
Thermal coal:
production
('000 tonnes)      497     588      643     648     623           2,376
Semi-soft coking
coal Production
('000 tonnes)      397     540      694     540     562           2,171

Moura mine (b)(c)
Thermal coal
production
('000 tonnes)      370     825      521     459     670           2,175
Semi-soft coking
coal production
('000 tonnes)      643     722      472     438     577           2,275
Coking coal
production
('000 tonnes)      22      3        234     179     230           438
Narama mine (b)(c)
Thermal coal
production
('000 tonnes)      399     769      564     445     370           2,177
Ravensworth East Mine (b)(c)
Thermal coal
production
('000 tonnes)      177     491      386     457     387           1,511

Warkworth mine (b)
Thermal coal
production
('000 tonnes)      979     1,571    1,446   1,145   1,602         5,141
Semi-soft coking
coal production
('000 tonnes)      172     187      51      140     178           550

Total Coal & Allied
Total coal
production
('000 tonnes)      7,348   9,507    9,661   9,435   9,149         35,951

Total sales
('000 tonnes) (d)  7,694   9,507    9,009   9,503   8,786         35,713

(a)  During March 2001, Rio Tinto increased its stake in Coal & Allied
from 70.88% to 72.71%.
(b)  Coal & Allied purchased the Australian coal businesses (see note (c))
of the Peabody Group effective 29 January 2001. Effective on the same date
Coal & Allied acquired an additional 11.8% interest in the Warkworth mine.
(c)  The sale of Coal & Allied's share of Narama and Ravensworth was
completed on 14 March 2002. In February 2002, Coal & Allied conditionally
agreed to sell its interest in the Moura coal mine.
(d)  Sales relate only to coal mined by the operations and exclude traded
coal.

Coal production for the first quarter of 2002 was down from the previous
quarter due to a deferral of sales until the second quarter of 2002. This
decrease occurred primarily at Hunter Valley Operations and Bengalla where
mining equipment was focused on overburden removal to sustain coal production
capacity for the remainder of the year. Coal production at Moura increased in
the first quarter of 2002, compared with the last quarter of 2001, due to
improved ground conditions for the dragline. Ravensworth and Narama production
data reflect the 14 March sale date.Coal production at the Warkworth mine
increased in the first quarter of 2002, compared with the fourth quarter of
2001 when dragline and preparation plant maintenance affected output.
First quarter 2001 figures for Moura, Warkworth, Ravensworth East, Narama
and Bengalla are taken from the date of acquisition and reflect two months
of ownership.

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 (d) on page 6).

(100% basis)

Thermal Coal:
Production
('000 tonnes)  3,238       3,737    4,526   4,110   3,877          15,611
Shipments
('000 tonnes)  3,309       3,622    4,205   4,505   3,859          15,641


Production  in the first quarter of 2002 was affected by increased  haul
distances.


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 (e) on page 6).
(100% basis)

Antelope mine
Thermal coal production
('000 tonnes)      5,426   5,355    5,525   6,038   5,335          22,344
Colowyo mine
Thermal coal production
('000 tonnes)      1,276   1,334    1,350   1,271   1,177          5,231
Cordero Rojo mine
Thermal coal production
('000 tonnes)      9,702   9,621    9,676   10,453  9,100          39,452
Decker mine
Thermal coal production
('000 tonnes)      2,310   1,949    1,985   2,266   2,143          8,510
Jacobs Ranch mine
Thermal coal production
('000 tonnes)      7,003   7,138    5,404   7,067   6,869          26,612
Spring Creek mine
Thermal coal production
('000 tonnes)      1,845   2,362    2,185   2,375   2,300          8,767
Total Kennecott Energy
Total coal
production
('000 tonnes)      27,562  27,759   26,125  29,470  26,924         110,916

Production for the first quarter of 2002, which was 2% lower than for the
same period of 2001, was in line with demand. Prices for coal remained soft
due to the effect on demand of an unusually mild winter, coupled with the
current economic slowdown. Utility coal stockpile volumes remained high and
some of the anticipated 2002 winter sales did not materialise.

COAL (Continued)
                                                                   FULL
                   1Q      2Q       3Q      4Q      1Q             YEAR
                   2001    2001     2001    2001    2002           2001

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

(100% basis)

Blair Athol Coal mine
Thermal coal:
Production
('000 tonnes)      3,032   2,887    2,808   1,865   2,990         10,592
Sales
('000 tonnes)      2,926   3,151    2,419   1,814   3,549         10,310
Kestrel Coal mine
Thermal coal:
Production
('000 tonnes)      224     312      435     231     323           1,202
Sales
('000 tonnes)      212     105      104     225     100           645
Coking coal:
Production
('000 tonnes)      409     585      715     359     631           2,068
Sales
('000 tonnes)      314     535      483     312     298           1,644
Semi-hard coking
coal: (a)
Sales
('000 tonnes)      162     238      378     457     196           1,235

Tarong Coal mine
Thermal coal:
Production
('000 tonnes)      1,293   1,396    1,253   1,333   1,314         5,276
Sales
('000 tonnes)      1,310   1,300    1,236   1,474   1,242         5,321

Total Pacific Coal
Total coal
production
('000 tonnes)      4,958   5,181    5,211   3,788   5,258         19,138

(a) Semi-hard coking coal is a mixture of thermal coal and coking coal.
The product mix is customer dependent.

Production at Blair Athol in the first quarter of 2002 was in line with
expectations. Sales were higher due to shipments carried over from the
last quarter of 2001.
Despite improved production, a rebuilding of stocks from very low levels
resulted in lower sales at Kestrel in the first quarter of 2002, compared
with the fourth quarter of 2001.
Tarong sales were lower in the first quarter of 2002, compared with the
fourth quarter 2001, due to a unit shutdown at Tarong power station.

COPPER & GOLD

Alumbrera

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

(100% basis)

Ore treated
('000 tonnes)      7,041   7,483    7,515   7,142   7,145         29,181
Average ore grades:
Copper (%)         0.71    0.74     0.71    0.74    0.76          0.72
Gold (g/t)         0.8     1.0      1.0     1.1     1.1           1.0
Concentrate produced
('000 tonnes)      160.4   177.3    174.5   178.3   183.4         690.5
Copper in concentrates:
Production
('000 tonnes)      44.7    49.6     48.1    49.2    51.0          191.6
Sales
('000 tonnes)      37.9    57.0     39.3    53.6    50.9          187.8
Production of gold
in concentrates
('000 ounces)      127     166      166     178     188           637
Production of gold
in dore
('000 ounces)      7       9        9       10      15            36
Total gold sales
('000 ounces)      118     193      146     200     202           657


Escondida

Total production at the Escondida mine (Rio Tinto 30%) in Chile.

(100% basis)

Sulphide ore treated
('000 tonnes)      11,128  10,650   11,204  10,060  10,452         43,042
Average copper
grade (%)          1.95    1.82     1.75    1.72    1.53           1.81
Mill production (metals in concentrates):
Contained copper
('000 tonnes)      177.1   160.6    161.0   144.4   134.9          643.1
Contained gold
('000 ounces)      24      24       25      28      27             101
Contained silver
('000 ounces)      849     887      757     705     698            3,198

Oxide ore treated
('000 tonnes)      3,360   2,494    3,162   3,225   3,054          12,241
Average copper
grade (%)          1.09    1.03     1.15    1.01    0.91           1.07
Contained copper in
leachate/mined material
('000 tonnes)      37      26       36      33      28             132

Refined production:
Oxide plant
production
('000 tonnes)      36.5    38.3     38.1    38.1    36.8           151.0

Contained metal production in the first quarter of 2002 was adversely
affected by Escondida's announcement, on 8 November 2001, of reduced
production due to market conditions.

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold
Total production and sales at the Grasberg mine (Rio Tinto 15.1% (a)) in
Papua, Indonesia, and the Atlantic Copper smelter (Rio Tinto 16.6%) in
Spain.

(100% basis)

Grasberg mine
Ore treated
('000 tonnes)      20,665  21,842   22,500  21,780  21,979         86,787
Average mill head grades:
Copper (%)         1.13    1.04     0.96    0.89    0.90           1.00
Gold (g/t)         1.68    1.57     1.36    1.03    0.73           1.41
Silver (g/t)       3.45    3.33     3.03    2.99    2.76           3.20

Production of metals in concentrates:
Copper in
concentrates
('000 tonnes)      204.4   193.9    183.3   167.8   167.9          749.4
Gold in
concentrates
('000 ounces)      975     1,013    915     693     432            3,596
Silver in
concentrates
('000 ounces)      1,570   1,478    1,313   1,184   1,120          5,545
Sales of payable metals
in concentrates: (b)
Copper in
concentrates
('000 tonnes)      174.6   203.1    181.8   166.6   161.7          726.1
Gold in
concentrates
('000 ounces)      833     1,062    904     700     420            3,499
Silver in concentrates
('000 ounces)      1,078   1,238    1,030   934     863            4,280

(a) See note (f) on page 6 for details of Rio Tinto's 15.1% interest in
   Grasberg and 40% interest in the expansion.
(b) Net of smelter deductions.

In the first quarter of 2002, average mill head grades for gold declined
compared with the fourth quarter of 2001, resulting in lower gold
production and sales. Production and sales of copper and gold in the first
quarter of 2002 decreased significantly, compared with the corresponding
period of 2001, because of lower ore grades.

Atlantic Copper smelter
Concentrate smelted
('000 tonnes)      205.5   195.3    240.1   250.2   258.3          891.1
Copper anodes
produced
('000 tonnes) (c)  65.3    60.9     77.0    76.8    77.2           280.0
Copper cathodes
produced
('000 tonnes)      60.8    47.2     63.0    64.3    61.8           235.3
Copper cathode
sales
('000 tonnes) (d)  61.5    58.6     62.6    66.7    61.6           249.4

(c)  New metal excluding recycled material.

(d)  Refers to copper cathode and wire rod sales.


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)      1,710   1,610    1,789   1,893   1,716          7,002
Average ore grades:
Gold (g/t)         2.60    2.49     2.95    2.71    2.62           2.69
Silver (g/t)       5.93    6.03     5.80    5.42    4.92           5.78

Production:
Gold
('000 ounces)      105     96       130     123     114            453
Silver
('000 ounces)      86      80       87      85      88             338
Sales:
Gold
('000 ounces)      112     99       121     134     109            466

Silver
('000 ounces)      122     68       -       -       -              190

Mill throughput in the first quarter of 2002 was lower than in the previous
quarter as a crack in the ball mill shell required a seven day maintenance
shutdown. Silver sales will recommence in the second quarter of 2002 following
resolution of a tax issue.

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

(100% basis)

Cortez/Pipeline mine
Ore treated
Milled
('000 tonnes)      744     842      784     829     825             3,199
Leached
('000 tonnes)      2,186   4,896    4,675   3,797   3,804           15,554
Sold for roasting
('000 tonnes)      77      99       113     101     102             390
Average ore grade:
Gold
Milled (g/t)       9.43    8.21     8.41    9.23    8.29            8.81
Leached (g/t)      1.23    1.20     1.01    1.00    1.10            1.10
Sold for roasting
(g/t)              16.42   12.15    6.84    7.84    8.50            10.34
Gold produced
('000 ounces)      295     304      294     295     278             1,188

Ore treatment rates and grades varied according to areas being mined and ore
type. Heap leach pad area and solution treatment capacity have been expanded
to increase gold production from leaching.

Greens Creek mine
Ore treated
('000 tonnes)      147     139      154     157     160            597
Average ore grades:
Gold (g/t)         7.23    6.74     6.31    6.36    6.51           6.65
Silver (g/t)       899     735      684     673     722            746
Zinc (%)           12.4    12.4     12.0    11.7    12.5           12.1
Lead (%)           5.1     4.7      4.7     4.6     4.7            4.8
Metals produced in concentrates:
Gold
('000 ounces)      23      21       22      22      24             88
Silver
('000 ounces)      3,252   2,555    2,582   2,575   2,789          10,964
Zinc
('000 tonnes)      14.2    13.8     15.1    14.9    16.2           58.0
Lead
('000 tonnes)      5.1     4.8      5.2     5.2     5.3            20.3

Mill throughput continued to increase through optimization efforts. Metal
grades varied with the mining sequence and ore zone sourcing. Longhole stoping
was initiated, allowing increased stope productivity at reduced production
costs.

Rawhide mine
Ore treated
('000 tonnes)      1,362   1,510    1,418   1,433   1,407          5,723
Average ore grades:
Gold (g/t)         0.99    0.99     0.99    0.86    1.03           0.96
Silver (g/t)       15.9    14.8     19.0    15.9    14.2           16.4

Metals produced in dore:
Gold
('000 ounces)      25      27       25      24      23             101
Silver
('000 ounces)      177     201      177     175     193            730

Mill throughput rates varied due to changing ore hardness, maintenance
requirements and haulage distance as ore mining proceeded within the lower
benches of the mine.  Silver grade fluctuated as a result of mining sequence.
Gold and silver production reflected delays in recovery from the leach pads
due to higher stacking.

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

Barneys Canyon Mine
Ore treated
('000 tonnes)      380     549      639     432     102             2,000
Average ore grade:
Gold (g/t)         2.64    3.52     3.71    3.15    1.17            3.33
Gold produced in
dore and concentrates
('000 ounces)      37      30       32      41      27              140

Gold production in the first quarter of 2002 was lower than in the first
quarter of 2001 and the fourth quarter of 2001 principally due to timing of
flows from the heap leach pads. Mining operations ceased in December 2001.
Crushing operations will wind-down as inventory is exhausted.

Bingham Canyon Mine
Ore treated
('000 tonnes)      14,408  12,792   11,163  10,203  9,999          48,566
Average ore grade:
Copper (%)         0.63    0.82     0.74    0.73    0.69           0.73
Gold (g/t)         0.46    0.61     0.58    0.55    0.57           0.54
Silver (g/t)       2.91    4.07     3.91    3.99    3.93           3.67
Molybdenum
(%)                0.049   0.048    0.037   0.035   0.039          0.042
Copper concen-
trates produced
('000 tonnes)      296     312      261     239     219            1,108
Average concentrate
grade (% Cu)       26.9    29.6     28.0    28.0    28.5           28.1

Production of metals in copper concentrates:
Copper ('000 tonnes)
(a)                80.0    92.4     73.1    67.2    62.5           312.7
Gold
('000 ounces)      151     179      142     120     125            592
Silver
('000 ounces)      1,029   1,328    1,076   1,042   1,032          4,475
Molybdenum concentrates
produced
('000 tonnes)      5.1     3.8      2.8     2.8     3.0            14.5
Molybdenum in
concentrates
('000 tonnes)      2.8     2.2      1.5     1.6     1.7            8.1

Kennecott smelter & refinery
Copper concentrates
smelted
('000 tonnes)      212     236      256     271     258            975
Copper anodes produced
('000 tonnes)
(b)                61.0    65.1     42.1    76.0    76.7           244.2
Production of refined metal:
Copper
('000 tonnes)      67.0    56.3     43.7    67.3    74.9           234.3
Gold
('000 ounces) (c)  102     87       88      112     127            389
Silver
('000 ounces) (c)  657     834      626     765     790            2,882

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

First quarter 2002 mine production of copper and gold was lower than in the
comparable quarter of 2001, mainly due to the June 2001 closure of the North
Concentrator; this produced approximately 60,000 tonnes per annum of copper in
concentrate. Molybdenum output was lower than in the comparable quarter of
2001 because of lower ore grade, recovery and throughput. Mine production was
further affected in the first quarter of 2002 by the processing of hard ore
through the Copperton Concentrator.

Smelter and refinery performance improved in the first quarter of 2002 largely
due to higher plant availability.

Lihir Gold
Total production at the Lihir gold mine (Rio Tinto 16.3%) in Papua New
Guinea.

(100% basis)

Ore treated
('000 tonnes)      962     864      966     827     905            3,619
Average ore grade:
gold (g/t)         6.64    6.59     6.00    5.43    5.50           6.18
Gold produced
('000 ounces)(a)   187     160      178     123     148            648

 (a)  Gold production represents quantity of gold poured.

Production for the first quarter of 2002, compared with the comparable quarter
of 2001, was affected by the lower head grade and lower than anticipated
process plant availability, following problems experienced with the oxygen
plant.

Northparkes Joint Venture

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

Sulphide ore treated
('000 tonnes)      1,315   1,295    1,371   1,444   1,397           5,425
Average ore grade:
Copper (%)         1.18    1.17     1.18    1.11    1.00            1.16
Gold (g/t)         0.29    0.39     0.28    0.32    0.34            0.32

Copper concentrates
produced
('000 tonnes)      35.5    35.2     37.3    36.2    30.2            144.2

Contained copper in
concentrates:
Saleable production
('000 tonnes)      13.7    13.4     14.3    13.8    11.9            55.1
Sales
('000 tonnes)(a)   9.3     14.5     10.4    10.5    10.4            44.7
Contained gold in
concentrates:
Saleable production
('000 ounces)      9.3     12.7     8.7     10.8    11.3            41.5
Sales
('000 ounces) (a)  5.4     12.0     6.1     8.2     10.4            31.6

(a)  Rio Tinto's 80% share of material from the Joint Venture.

Copper grades continued to decline in line with expectations, with a number of
underground drawpoints closed during the quarter as their assessed grades fell
below economic shut off limits. It is likely that grades will now remain below
1% copper for the remainder of the year. Production from the open pits
continued to supplement underground feed, resulting in a marginal improvement
in gold grade.

Palabora
Total production at the Palabora mine, smelter and refinery (Rio Tinto
49.2%(a)) in South Africa.

(100% basis)

Palabora mine
Ore treated
('000 tonnes)      4,167   2,745    4,056   3,555   2,558          14,522
Average ore grade
copper (%)         0.60    0.59     0.70    0.72    0.77           0.66
Copper concentrates
produced
('000 tonnes)      51.9    42.6     72.8    66.3    55.8           233.5
Average concentrate
grade:
copper (%)         32.6    31.0     35.0    34.3    31.4           33.6
Copper in
concentrates
('000 tonnes)      16.9    13.2     25.5    22.8    17.5           78.4

Palabora smelter/refinery
New concentrate
smelted on site
('000 tonnes)      75.5    77.3     86.9    70.7    65.7           310.4
New copper anodes
produced
('000 tonnes)(b)   25.8    19.7     22.9    16.7    17.8           85.0
Refined new copper
produced
('000 tonnes)      25.6    18.9     20.1    22.2    16.2           86.9

By-products:
Magnetite concentrate
('000 tonnes)      44      43       55      59      51             201
Uranium oxide
(tonnes)           13      10       8       -       -              31
Baddeleyite (several grades)
('000 tonnes)      1.7     1.3      1.0     -       -              4.0
Refined nickel sulphate
(tonnes)           74      59       38      74      73             245
Vermiculite Plant

Vermiculite produced
('000 tonnes)      36.1    34.9     47.2    42.1    44.0           160.3

(a)  Rio Tinto increased its holding in Palabora from 48.6% to 49.2% in
     July 2001.
(b)  Contained copper in anodes; anode production includes a small amount
     produced from purchased material.

Reduced supply of ore and shut down of the reverberatory furnace had a
major influence on copper production in the first quarter of 2002. Ex-pit
ore production in the first quarter of 2002 was in line with expectations.
Concentrate production was adversely affected by the delayed processing of
slag and lack of underground ore. High dolerite content in the ex-pit and
underground ores restricted the milling throughput. However, the copper
recovery and concentrate grades benefited from the favourable mineralogy.
Smelting operations were hampered by the failure of the refractory bricks
and a collapse of the reverberatory furnace wall. The failure of ancillary
equipment and low availability of converters further constrained anode
production during the first half of the quarter. Production improved
steadily in the second half of the quarter. Notwithstanding the low anode
supply from the smelter, stable operations were sustained in the refinery.

Precious metal and nickel sulphate production were in line with tankhouse
utilisation. Vermiculite production was better than in the equivalent quarter
of 2001 which was hampered by wet in pit conditions and by low availability of
plant and heavy equipment. Uranium and baddeleyite production has ceased
following the closure of the heavy minerals plant in August 2001.

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     149      144     153     157            594
Average ore grades:
Gold (g/t)         4.55    6.60     6.82    5.57    5.81           5.88
Silver (g/t)       5.30    4.36     24.63   5.94    3.16           9.91
Copper (%)         0.38    0.50     0.38    0.47    0.44           0.43
Lead (%)           0.96    0.76     1.01    0.50    0.29           0.80
Zinc (%)           1.75    1.18     2.08    0.77    0.42           1.44

Bullion produced
('000 ounces)      22      32       41      25      27             120
Containing:
Gold
('000 ounces)      19      26       25      23      25             92
Silver
('000 ounces)      3       6        14      1       2              24
Gold recovered in
concentrates
('000 ounces)      1       3        3       2       2              9
Total gold production
('000 ounces)      20      29       28      25      27             101

Bullion sales
(fine gold)
('000 ounces)      22      22       25      23      27             91

Copper in concentrate ('000 tonnes):
Production         0.2     0.4      0.1     0.2     0.2            0.9
Sales              -       -        -       1.1     -              1.1

Lead/zinc in concentrate ('000 tonnes):
Production         1.7     1.6      1.1     0.2     -              4.6
Sales              2.3     1.8      0.6     1.4     0.9            6.1

Production of lead/zinc blend concentrate ceased at the end of 2001. Limited
copper production is expected beyond the first quarter of 2002 until ore is
mined from the Perseverance development in subsequent years. Production from
the New Occidental development, with improved gold grades, is expected to ramp
up from the end of the second quarter of 2002.

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)      3,938   3,868    4,115   4,567   4,692          16,488
Average ore grade:
gold (g/t)         0.47    0.47     0.43    0.42    0.48           0.45
Refined gold
produced
('000 ounces)      48      46       46      47      55             187

Production increased from 2001 levels due to increased plant availability and
improved head grades.

Rio Tinto Zimbabwe
Total production at Rio Tinto Zimbabwe's gold operations (Rio Tinto 56%)
in Zimbabwe.

(100% basis)

Cam Dump Reprocessing
Ore treated
('000 tonnes)      238     261      -       -       -              499
Average ore grade:
gold (g/t)         1.29    1.49     -       -       -              1.39
Total gold produced
('000 ounces)      3       2        -       -       -              5

Patchway mine (a)
Ore treated
('000 tonnes)      24      24       25      24      23             98
Average ore grade:
gold (g/t)         4.09    4.35     4.88    4.62    4.41           4.49
Total gold produced
('000 ounces)      3       3        4       3       3              12

Renco mine
Ore treated
('000 tonnes)      64      63       67      69      61             263
Average ore grade:
gold (g/t)         7.45    7.02     6.84    5.95    5.03           6.80
Total gold produced
('000 ounces)      14      12       13      11      8              50

Total Rio Tinto Zimbabwe
Total gold produced
('000 ounces)      19      17       17      14      11             67

(a) Includes low grade material.

Production ceased at Cam Dump in June 2001.

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

Neves Corvo mine
Total ore treated
('000
tonnes)(b)         581     551      406     484     453            2,021
Of which, treated to
extract tin
('000 tonnes)      57      59       49      25      8              190
Average ore grades:
Copper (%)         4.68    4.61     4.95    5.07    4.85           4.81
Tin (%)            1.46    1.65     1.80    1.21    4.52           1.58
Copper production:
Copper concentrates
produced
('000 tonnes)      94.5    89.7     72.1    88.1    74.6           344.3
Copper concentrate
grade:
copper (%)         24.1    24.1     23.9    24.2    24.8           24.1
Copper in concentrates
produced
('000 tonnes)      22.8    21.6     17.2    21.3    18.5           82.9
Tin production:
Tin concentrates
produced
('000 tonnes)      0.4     0.8      0.7     0.2     0.4            2.1
Tin concentrate
Grade: tin (%)     55.7    55.9     58.7    61.0    62.2           57.4
Tin in concentrates
produced
('000 tonnes)      0.2     0.4      0.4     0.1     0.3            1.2

(a)  In January 2002, Rio Tinto agreed to sell its interest in the Neves
   Corvo mine subject to certain conditions.
(b)  Total ore treated for both copper and tin production.

                                                                 FULL
                   1Q      2Q       3Q      4Q      1Q           YEAR
                   2001    2001     2001    2001    2002         2001
DIAMONDS

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

(100% basis)
Ore processed
('000 tonnes):
AK1 ore            2,697   2,423    2,669   2,524   2,501        10,313
Alluvial ore       1,007   1,204    999     980     882          4,190

Total ore
processed          3,704   3,627    3,668   3,504   3,383        14,503

Diamonds recovered ('000 carats):
AK1                4,918   4,759    7,808   7,739   5,878        25,225
Alluvial           164     263      239     206     277          873
Total
recovered          5,082   5,022    8,048   7,945   6,155        26,097

In the first quarter of 2001, ore processed by the AKI and Alluvials
plants was in line with previous quarters.  Carats recovered from AKI
reflected processing of lower grade ore in accordance with pit
development schedules.

Merlin

Rio Tinto share of production from the Merlin mine (Rio Tinto 100% (a))
in the Northern Territory, Australia.
Ore processed
('000 tonnes)      95      61       141     135     191          431
Diamonds
Recovered
('000 carats)      15      7        13      20      34           55

(a)  Rio Tinto acquired the Merlin mine when it purchased Ashton Mining in
   late 2000.

Ore processed reflected the benefits of improved equipment availability
and favourable ore type. Carats recovered improved in line with ore
processed and higher plant feed grade.

IRON ORE
                                                                 FULL
                   1Q      2Q       3Q      4Q      1Q           YEAR
                   2001    2001     2001    2001    2002         2001

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       13,579  14,352   15,748  15,149  14,653       58,828
Channar            2,453   2,716    2,704   3,215   2,528        11,088
Total
production         16,032  17,068   18,452  18,364  17,181       69,916
Total shipments
('000 tonnes)      15,312  16,504   16,710  16,831  13,179       65,357

A new first quarter production record was set in 2002, exceeding the previous
record by 7.2%. The increase in production was required to meet customer
preferences for fines product. First quarter 2002 shipments were 14% below the
record set last year, due to softer demand for lump reflecting the current
stage in the business cycle.

Iron Ore Company of Canada

Total production and shipments from the Carol Lake operations (Rio Tinto
56.1%) in Newfoundland & Labrador and Quebec in Canada.

(100% basis)

Carol Lake operations
Saleable production:
Concentrates
('000 tonnes)      638     1,019    630     717     589          3,004
Pellets
('000 tonnes)      2,702   3,306    2,986   2,564   2,647        11,558

Shipments:
Concentrate
('000 tonnes)      652     1,098    727     938     704          3,415
Pellets
('000 tonnes)      1,987   2,824    2,207   2,704   1,370        9,722

Production was down slightly compared with the first quarter of 2001 due
to severe winter weather and availability issues with mining plant and
equipment. Continued depressed conditions in the steel industry resulted in
low pellet shipments in the first quarter of 2002, but concentrate sales held
up due to increased sales to Asia.

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

Corumba mine
Total iron ore
production
('000 tonnes) (a)  156     116      206     164     104           642

(a)  Production includes by-product fines.

The continuing Argentinian crisis resulted in decreased sales to a major
customer.

Robe River Iron Associates

Total production and shipments from the Pannawonica and West Angelas mines
(Rio Tinto 53%) in Western Australia.

(100% basis)

Pannawonica mine
Saleable production
('000 tonnes)      6,781   6,970    8,692   8,263   8,206        30,706
Shipments
('000 tonnes)      7,308   7,136    9,087   7,582   8,334        31,113

West Angelas mine
Saleable production
('000 tonnes)      -       -        -       -       129          -

Production from Pannawonica in the first quarter of 2002 was similar to
the previous quarter and 21% more than in the corresponding quarter of
2001, due largely to a very dry wet season compared with the same period
last year.
Shipments from Pannawonica in the first quarter of 2002 increased by 13%
compared with the previous quarter, due to the deferral of a number of
shipments to January, and 17% compared with the corresponding quarter of
2001.
First quarter production at West Angelas is a by-product of plant
commissioning. Operational production is scheduled to begin in the second
quarter of 2002. There have been no shipments to date.

NICKEL

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

Fortaleza mine
Production
(tonnes)       2,710       2,487    2,989   1,984   2,063         10,170

Production in the first quarter of 2002 was below the 2001 average due to
lower grade ores being processed.

Rio Tinto Zimbabwe

Total refined metal production at the Empress Nickel refinery (Rio Tinto
56%) in Zimbabwe.

(100% basis)

Empress Nickel refinery
Production
(tonnes)       1,623       1,651    1,770   1,591   1,683       6,635

SALT

Dampier Salt

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

(100% basis)

Salt production
('000 tonnes)      1,385   1,571    1,550   2,035   1,699       6,541

(a)  Production data from the newly acquired Port Hedland operation
(Dampier Salt 100%) are included with effect from 17 August 2001.


TALC

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

(100% basis)

Talc
production
('000 tonnes)      323     319      312     316     323         1,268

TITANIUM DIOXIDE FEEDSTOCK

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

(Rio Tinto share)
Titanium dioxide
feedstock
production
('000 tonnes)      356     371      359     341     328          1,427

URANIUM

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

(100% basis)

Ranger mine
Production
(tonnes U3O8)      1,320   947      789     1,155   951          4,211


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

(100% basis)

Production
(tonnes U3O8)      724     449      793     674     743          2,640

ZINC

Norzink AS
Total refined zinc production at the Norzink smelter (Rio Tinto 0% (a)) in
Norway.
(100% basis)

Production
('000 tonnes)      36      5        -       -       -            41

(a)  Rio Tinto completed the sale of its interest in Norzink on 17 April
     2001.


Zinkgruvan Mining AB

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

Ore treated
('000 tonnes)      201      203     195     208     197          807
Average ore grades:
Zinc (%)           8.2     8.0      8.5     8.7     6.2          8.4
Lead (%)           3.3     3.9      3.5     3.7     2.8          3.6
Silver (g/t)       75      87       83      91      71           84
Production of zinc
concentrate
('000 tonnes)      28.0    26.6     27.8    30.2    20.0         112.6
Production of lead
concentrate
('000 tonnes)      7.9     9.6      8.6     8.9     7.2          35.0

Production of
metal in
concentrates:
Zinc
('000 tonnes)      15.3    14.8     15.1    16.6    11.1         61.8
Lead
('000 tonnes)      5.7     6.9      5.8     6.1     4.7          24.5
Silver
('000 ounces)      347     396      326     427     324          1,496


Lower metal grades adversely affected production during the first quarter
of 2002.

Exploration

Expenditure

Total pre-tax exploration expenditure charged to the profit and loss account
for the quarter ending 31 March 2002 was US$24 million compared with US$22
million in the comparable quarter of 2001.

Ongoing Programmes


Country       Commodity           Programme Summary

Argentina     Borates             Drilling recommenced on Tincalayu near-
                                  mine borate targets.
Mozambique    Titanium dioxide    Drilling in the Gaza and Inhambane
              feedstock           provinces has identified substantial
                                  high-grade heavy mineral deposits.
                                  Initial data suggests resources in
                                  excess of 70 million tonnes of ilmenite.
                                  Delineation drilling is now under way.
Turkey        Gold                Exploration drilling at the Copler
                                  porphyry prospect has identified a
                                  significant gold resource.
Peru          Copper              Exploration drilling at the Marcona
                                  project, close to the coast, has
                                  obtained intercepts of high-grade copper
                                  oxide and sulphide mineralisation.
USA           Copper              Drilling at the Resolution deep porphyry
                                  copper project in Arizona continued to
                                  obtain long intercepts of high-grade
                                  mineralisation. Exploration will
                                  continue in the second quarter with
                                  three drill rigs.
Botswana      Diamonds            Airborne geophysical surveying commenced
                                  over diamond tenements in the south of
                                  Botswana.
Canada        Diamonds            Exploration recommenced at the Anuri
                                  diamond project in the Nunavut region.
India         Diamonds            Exploration recommenced in Andhra
                                  Pradesh.
Guinea        Iron Ore            Drilling continued at the Simandou lump
                                  haematite prospect.
Australia     Nickel              Airborne geophysical surveying was
                                  completed at the Giles nickel project in
                                  central Australia.



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