Coal & Allied - 2QPR 2007

Rio Tinto PLC 18 July 2007 Rio Tinto's 75.7 per cent owned subsidiary, Coal & Allied Industries Limited, issued the following news release in Australia. All dollars are Australian currency. Coal & Allied production report for the quarter ended 30 June 2007 CNA 2Q 3Q 4Q 1Q 2Q 1H 1H '000 tonnes (100% basis) Interest 2006 2006 2006 2007 2007 2006 2007 Hunter Valley Operations 100% Thermal coal production 3,136 2,435 2,264 2,316 2,020 5,522 4,336 Semi-soft coking coal production 350 419 616 331 381 769 713 Mount Thorley Operations 80% Thermal coal production 582 494 857 657 538 1,551 1,195 Semi-soft coking coal production 325 253 125 163 137 616 300 Bengalla Mine 40% Thermal coal production 1,406 1,618 1,433 1,315 1,070 2,494 2,385 Warkworth Mine 55.6% Thermal coal production 1,766 1,803 1,686 1,343 914 3,525 2,257 Semi-soft coking coal production 96 90 130 51 216 107 267 Total coal production 7,661 7,112 7,110 6,177 5,276 14,583 11,453 Total sales ('000 tonnes)(a) 6,850 7,028 6,450 6,671 5,725 14,156 12,396 Coal & Allied share: Share of coal production 5,809 5,151 5,248 4,605 3,997 11,040 8,602 Share of coal sales 5,116 4,997 4,769 4,995 4,320 10,643 9,315 (a) Sales relate only to coal mined by the operations and exclude traded coal. Production figures are sometimes more precise than the rounded numbers shown, hence small difference may result between the total of the quarter figures and the full year figures. Coal & Allied's share of production in the second quarter was 13 per cent lower than the first quarter as a result of Hunter Valley coal chain constraints and extreme weather conditions. During the quarter Coal & Allied declared force majeure on a number of its sales contracts effective from 8 June 2007, as a result of severe floods in Hunter Region in New South Wales. These weather conditions affected the Hunter Valley coal chain and prevented Coal & Allied from delivering coal to the Port of Newcastle. As a result, Coal & Allied's share of sales in the second quarter was 14 per cent lower than the first quarter. Sales and production for the second half of 2007 will be aligned with allocated port capacity and are anticipated to be at similar levels to the first half of the year. There was no exploration activity during the quarter. For further information, please contact: LONDON AUSTRALIA Media Relations Media Relations Christina Mills Ian Head Office: +44 (0) 20 8080 1306 Office: +61 (0) 3 9283 3620 Mobile: +44 (0) 7825 275 605 Mobile: +61 (0) 408 360 101 Nick Cobban Amanda Buckley Office: +44 (0) 20 8080 1305 Office: +61 (0) 3 9283 3627 Mobile: +44 (0) 7920 041 003 Mobile: +61 (0) 419 801 349 Investor Relations Investor Relations Nigel Jones Dave Skinner Office: +44 (0) 20 7753 2401 Office: +61 (0) 3 9283 3628 Mobile: +44 (0) 7917 227 365 Mobile: +61 (0) 408 335 309 David Ovington Susie Creswell Office: +44 (0) 20 7753 2326 Office: +61 (0) 3 9283 3639 Mobile: +44 (0) 7920 010 978 Mobile: +61 (0) 418 933 792 Website: www.riotinto.com High resolution photographs available at: www.newscast.co.uk This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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