Total Voting Rights

Rio Tinto PLC
31 October 2007


Rio Tinto plc
31 October 2007

                                   RIO TINTO PLC
                                  ('THE COMPANY')
               
                                 TOTAL VOTING RIGHTS


Pursuant to the DTR 5.6.1R, Rio Tinto plc is required to notify the market of
the following:

The Company's issued capital, including treasury shares, consists of
1,071,791,065 Ordinary shares of 10p each. Of these, 74,709,050 shares were held
in treasury at the date of this announcement.

Therefore, the total number of voting rights in the Company is 997,082,015.

The above figure (997,082,015 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:

Mr M J Whyte
Assistant Secretary

31 October 2007


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