Overview

Rio Tinto is a leading international mining group headquartered in the UK, combining Rio Tinto plc, a London listed public company, and Rio Tinto Limited, which is listed on the Australian Securities Exchange.

Rio Tinto's business is finding, mining and processing mineral resources. Major products are aluminium, copper, diamonds, energy (coal and uranium), gold, industrial minerals (borax, titanium dioxide, salt, talc), and iron ore. Activities span the world but are strongly represented in Australia and North America with significant businesses in South America, Asia, Europe and southern Africa.

The Group's objective is to maximise the overall long term return to shareholders through a strategy of investing in large, cost competitive mines, driven by the quality of each opportunity, not the choice of commodity.

Wherever Rio Tinto operates, the health and safety of its employees is the first priority. The Group seeks to contribute to sustainable development. It works as closely as possible with host countries and communities, respecting their laws and customs and ensuring a fair share of benefits and opportunities.

Rio Tinto 2006 Annual review

The majority of Rio Tinto shareholders choose to receive the Annual review which does not contain sufficient information to allow as full an understanding of the Group as is provided in the Annual report and financial statements.

The Annual report and financial statements complies with Australian and UK statutory requirements and contains the full financial statements. Copies may be obtained free of charge from the Companies' registrars whose details can be found here. Copies of the Remuneration report and Sustainable development review are also available separately. Shareholders who wish to receive the full Annual report and financial statements in place of the Annual review for future financial years may do so by writing to the Companies' registrars.

If you wish to receive the financial statements and other communications from Rio Tinto electronically, please also contact Computershare.

Forward looking statements

The Annual review contains certain forward looking statements with respect to the Rio Tinto Group that involve known and unknown risks that are beyond the Group's control. For example, long term price assumptions may vary significantly from current levels and may affect the timing and feasibility of particular developments. In light of these risks actual results could be materially different from any future results expressed or implied by these forward looking statements which speak only as at the date of this Annual review