Rio Tinto Directors

Rio Tinto PLC
5 December 2001


                             Rio Tinto Directors

Rio Tinto announces that Mr Guy Elliott will become an executive director of
Rio Tinto plc and Rio Tinto Limited with effect from 1 January 2002.

Mr Elliott will succeed Mr Chris Bull as finance director when Mr Bull retires
from the boards of Rio Tinto plc and Rio Tinto Limited at the conclusion of
the AGM of Rio Tinto Limited on 18 April 2002.


Committee Membership

Mr Paul Skinner, who became a non executive director of Rio Tinto plc and Rio
Tinto Limited on 1 December 2001, was today appointed to the Companies' Audit
committee and Committee on social and environmental accountability.


For further information, please contact:

LONDON                                     AUSTRALIA
Media Relations                            Media Relations

John Hughes                                Ian Head

+ 44 (0) 20 7753 2331                      [phone]
Investor Relations                         Investor Relations

Peter Cunningham                           Dave Skinner

+ 44 (0) 20 7753 2401                      [phone]

Jonathan Murrin                            Daphne Morros

+ 44 (0) 20 7753 2326                       [phone]


Website: www.riotinto.com



Notes to editors

Mr Elliott joined Rio Tinto in 1980. He has held a variety of marketing,
planning and development positions in the company, most recently as Head of
Business Evaluation. From 1996 to 1999 he was President of Rio Tinto Brasil.
He is a graduate of Oxford and of INSEAD.

Mr Bull was appointed finance director of Rio Tinto plc in 1991 and a director
of Rio Tinto Limited in 1995.  He joined Rio Tinto from BTR plc, where he was
also finance director.