Directors' Dealings

Rio Tinto PLC
6 March 2000


Letter to Company Announcements Office

We wish to advise you that The Rio Tinto Employee Share Ownership Trust (a trust
for the benefit of Rio Tinto group employees) transferred 48,244 shares to
certain directors and employees on 3 March 2000.  Prior to 3 March 2000 the
trust held 174,866 Rio Tinto shares.

Of the shares transferred 2,870 were transferred to Mr R Adams in accordance
with the rules of the Rio Tinto Mining Plan at a price of 965.5 pence per share.
 Mr Adams, a director of Rio Tinto plc, is interested in all shares held by the
trust by virtue of his interest as a potential beneficiary of the trust. The
number of shares in which he is interested by virtue of being a potential
beneficiary of the trust has been reduced by 48,244 to 126,622.

The total number of Rio Tinto shares in which Mr R Adams is beneficially
interested is now 52,010.

Letter from Rio Tinto plc


Letter to Company Announcements Office

We wish to advise you that The Rio Tinto Employee Share Ownership Trust (a trust
for the benefit of Rio Tinto group employees) transferred 48,244 shares to
certain directors and employees on 3 March 2000.  Prior to 3 March 2000 the
trust held 174,866 Rio Tinto shares.

Of the shares transferred 5,710 were transferred to Sir Robert Wilson in
accordance with the rules of the Rio Tinto Mining Plan at a price of 965.5 pence
per share.  Sir Robert, a director of Rio Tinto plc, is interested in all shares
held by the trust by virtue of his interest as a potential beneficiary of the
trust.  The number of shares in which he is interested by virtue of being a
potential beneficiary of the trust has been reduced by 48,244 to 126,622.

The total number of Rio Tinto shares in which Sir Robert is beneficially
interested is now 113,021.

Letter from Rio Tinto plc


Letter to Company Announcements Office

We wish to advise you that The Rio Tinto Employee Share Ownership Trust (a trust
for the benefit of Rio Tinto group employees) transferred 48,244 shares to
certain directors and employees on 3 March 2000.  Prior to 3 March 2000 the
trust held 174,866 Rio Tinto shares.

Of the shares transferred 2,955 were transferred to Mr C R H Bull in accordance
with the rules of the Rio Tinto Mining Plan at a price of 965.5 pence per share.
 Mr Bull, a director of Rio Tinto plc, is interested in all shares held by the
trust by virtue of his interest as a potential beneficiary of the trust. The
number of shares in which he is interested by virtue of being a potential
beneficiary of the trust has been reduced by 48,244 to 126,622.

The total number of Rio Tinto shares in which Mr Bull is beneficially interested
is now 61,426.

Letter from Rio Tinto plc


Letter to Company Announcements Office

We wish to advise you that The Rio Tinto Employee Share Ownership Trust (a trust
for the benefit of Rio Tinto group employees) transferred 48,244 shares to
certain directors and employees on 3 March 2000.  Prior to 3 March 2000 the
trust held 174,866 Rio Tinto shares.

Of the shares transferred 2,419 were transferred to Mr J C A Leslie in
accordance with the rules of the Rio Tinto Mining Plan at a price of 965.5 pence
per share.  Mr Leslie, a director of Rio Tinto plc, is interested in all shares
held by the trust by virtue of his interest as a potential beneficiary of the
trust.  The number of shares in which he is interested by virtue of being a
potential beneficiary of the trust has been reduced by 48,244 to 126,622.

The total number of Rio Tinto shares in which Mr Leslie is beneficially
interested is now 40,407.

Letter from Rio Tinto plc


Letter to Company Announcements Office

We wish to advise you that The Rio Tinto Employee Share Ownership Trust (a trust
for the benefit of Rio Tinto group employees) transferred 48,244 shares to
certain directors and employees on 3 March 2000.  Prior to 3 March 2000 the
trust held 174,866 Rio Tinto shares.

Of the shares transferred 2,568 were transferred to Mr G H Sage in accordance
with the rules of the Rio Tinto Mining Plan at a price of 965.5 pence per share.
 Mr Sage, a director of Rio Tinto plc, is interested in all shares held by the
trust by virtue of his interest as a potential beneficiary of the trust. The
number of shares in which he is interested by virtue of being a potential
beneficiary of the trust has been reduced by 48,244 to 126,622.

The total number of Rio Tinto shares in which Mr Sage is beneficially interested
is now 52,096.

Letter from Rio Tinto plc