Holding in Company

Rio Tinto PLC
4 January 2001

                  DEALINGS BY SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

RIO TINTO PLC

2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

PRUDENTIAL PLC

3)   Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of 
     holding of the Shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a 
     non-beneficial interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a
     holding of that person's spouse or children under the age of 18

AS IN (2) ABOVE

4)   Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the 
     number of shares held by each of them.

UNKNOWN

5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.

-

6)   ( N/A %) of issued Class

7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

UNKNOWN

8)   (UNKNOWN %) of issued Class

9)   Class of security

ORDINARY

10)  Date of transaction

03.01.01

11)  Date company informed

03.01.01

12)  Total holding following this notification

UNKNOWN
               
              
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

LESS THAN 3%

14)  Any additional information



15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

MATTHEW WHYTE
020 7753 2317

16)  Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for 
     making this notification

     Date of Notification .4 JANUARY 2001...........