Total Voting Rights

Rio Tinto PLC
21 December 2006


                             RIO TINTO PLC
                            ('THE COMPANY')

                            TOTAL VOTING RIGHTS


In conformity with the Transparency Directive's transitional provision 6, Rio
Tinto plc is required to notify the market of the following:

The Company's issued capital, including treasury shares, consists of
1,071,488,203 Ordinary shares of 10p each.  Of these, 47,172,979 shares were
held in treasury at the date of this announcement.



Therefore, the total number of voting rights in the Company is 1,024,315,224.



The above figure (1,024,315,224 Ordinary shares) may be used by shareholders as
the denominator for the calculation by which they will determine if they are
required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, the
Company under the FSA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.


Further information:



Mrs A V Lawless
Company Secretary
21 December 2006





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