Transaction in Own Shs-Amend

Rio Tinto PLC
05 January 2006

This announcement replaces the original announcement released on 04/01/06 at 
17:06, RNS No: 4724W.

The number of treasury shares held should have read 2,890,000 and not 2,880,000
as previously stated.  All other details remain unchanged.

The amended text appears below


Rio Tinto plc today acquired through Credit Suisse First Boston Europe Ltd
140,000 of its ordinary shares at an average price of 2719.78 pence per ordinary
share.  The purchased shares will all be held as treasury shares.


Following the above purchase, Rio Tinto plc holds 2,890,000 ordinary shares as
treasury shares.  The total number of ordinary shares in issue (excluding shares
held as treasury shares) is 1,068,132,633.


For further information, please contact:


Investor Relations

Nigel Jones

Office: [phone]

Mobile: [phone]



Secretarial Department

Matthew Whyte

Office: [phone]


Website: www.riotinto.com


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