Summary balance sheet

At 31 December

	2006 US$m	2005 US$m
Non-current assets
Goodwill	841	1,020
Intangible assets	384	220
Property, plant and equipment	22,207	17,620
Investments in equity accounted units	2,235	1,829
Loans to equity accounted units	136	159
Inventories	99	141
Trade and other receivables	983	703
Deferred tax assets	225	55
Tax recoverable	135	122
Other financial assets	374	453
	27,619	22,322
Current assets
Inventories	2,540	2,048
Trade and other receivables	2,938	2,488
Loans to equity accounted units	15	-
Tax recoverable	79	30
Other financial assets	567	536
Cash and cash equivalents	736	2,379
	6,875	7,481
Current liabilities
Bank overdrafts repayable on demand	(14)	(12)
Borrowings	(1,490)	(1,190)
Trade and other payables	(2,693)	(2,190)
Other financial liabilities	(193)	(86)
Tax payable	(1,024)	(987)
Provisions	(366)	(321)
	(5,780)	(4,786)
Net current assets	1,095	2,695
Non-current liabilities
Borrowings	(2,007)	(2,783)
Trade and other payables	(362)	(269)
Other financial liabilities	(233)	(113)
Tax payable	(86)	(51)
Deferred tax liabilities	(2,339)	(2,197)
Provisions	(4,302)	(3,865)
	(9,329)	(9,278)
Net assets	19,385	15,739
Equity attributable to Rio Tinto shareholders	18,232	14,948
Attributable to outside equity shareholders	1,153	791
Total equity	19,385	15,739

At 31 December 2006, Rio Tinto plc had 1,023.6 million ordinary shares in issue and Rio Tinto Limited had 258.7 million shares in issue, excluding those held by Rio Tinto plc.

The 2006 full financial statements were approved by the directors on 23 February 2007 and signed on their behalf by


Paul Skinner Chairman	Leigh Clifford Chief Executive	Guy Elliot Finance Director