Stmt re Kaltim Prima Coal

Rio Tinto PLC
01 August 2002




                  Withdrawal of Civil Proceedings Against KPC


PT Kaltim Prima Coal (KPC) is pleased to advise that the civil case against it
and others that had been lodged with the District Court of South Jakarta was
formally withdrawn today.


For further information, please contact:


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Rio Tinto has a 50 per cent Joint Venture interest in Kaltim Prima Coal.


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