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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001003297-17-000165
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	SD
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
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FILED AS OF DATE:		20170530
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20170530

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			RIO TINTO LTD
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000887028
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	METAL MINING [1000]
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			C3
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		SD
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-34121
		FILM NUMBER:		17877136

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		120 COLLINS STREET
		STREET 2:		MELBOURNE
		CITY:			VICTORIA 3000
		STATE:			C3
		ZIP:			AUSTRALIA
		BUSINESS PHONE:		44 20 7781 1623

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		RIO TINTO SERVICES INC.
		STREET 2:		80 STATE STREET
		CITY:			ALBANY
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			12207-2543

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	CRA LTD
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19950725

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			RIO TINTO PLC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000863064
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	METAL MINING [1000]
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			X0
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		SD
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-10533
		FILM NUMBER:		17877137

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		6 ST JAMES'S SQUARE
		CITY:			LONDON, SW1Y 4AD
		STATE:			X0
		ZIP:			00000
		BUSINESS PHONE:		44 20 7781 1623

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		RIO TINTO SERVICES INC.
		STREET 2:		80 STATE STREET
		CITY:			ALBANY
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			12207-2543

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	RTZ CORPORATION PLC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19950522
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-GB style="font-size:14.0pt;">Specialized Disclosure Report</font></b></p>

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  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font face="times new roman" lang=EN-GB style="font-size:10.0pt;">(Translation
  of registrant&#8217;s name into English)</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-GB style="font-size:12.0pt;">Level 33, 120
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<p align=center style="line-height:12.0pt;margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-left:1.0in;margin-right:140.95pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:center;text-indent:.5in;"><b><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:11.0pt;">Julie
Parent, T: 514-848-8519</font></b></p>

<p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font color=black face="times new roman" lang=EN-GB style="font-size:11.0pt;">(Name
and telephone number, including area code, of the person </font></p>

<p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font color=black face="times new roman" lang=EN-GB style="font-size:11.0pt;">to
contact in connection with this report)</font></p>

<p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font color=black face="times new roman" lang=EN-GB style="font-size:11.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

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<p style="line-height:12.0pt;margin:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:justify;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:11.0pt;">Check the appropriate box to indicate the rule pursuant to
which this form is being filed, and provide the period to which the information
in this form applies: </font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><u><font color=black face="times new roman" lang=EN-GB style="font-size:11.0pt;">_X_</font></u><font color=black face="times new roman" lang=EN-GB style="font-size:11.0pt;">
Rule 13p-1 under the Securities Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13p-1) for the
reporting period from January 1 to December 31, 2016. </font></p>





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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;"><b><font color=black face="times new roman" lang=EN-GB style="font-size:11.0pt;">Section 1 - Conflict Minerals Disclosure </font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;"><b><font color=black face="times new roman" lang=EN-GB style="font-size:11.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;"><b><font color=black face="times new roman" lang=EN-GB style="font-size:11.0pt;">Item
1.01 Conflict Minerals Disclosure </font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font face="times new roman" lang=EN-GB style="font-size:11.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font face="times new roman" lang=EN-GB style="font-size:11.0pt;">This Specialized
Disclosure Form (&#8220;Form SD&#8221;) of Rio Tinto plc and Rio Tinto Limited (hereafter &#8220;Rio
Tinto&#8221; or &#8220;we&#8221;) is being filed in accordance</font><font face="times new roman" lang=EN-GB style="font-size:12.0pt;"> </font><font face="times new roman" lang=EN-GB style="font-size:11.0pt;">with Rule 13p-1
under the Securities Act of 1934 (&#8220;Rule&#8221;) for the reporting period ending
December 31, 2016. </font></p>

<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font face="times new roman" lang=EN-GB style="font-size:11.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font face="times new roman" lang=EN-GB style="font-size:11.0pt;">Rio Tinto's
business is finding, mining, and processing mineral resources. Major products
are aluminium, copper, diamonds, thermal and metallurgical coal, uranium, gold,
industrial minerals (borax, titanium dioxide and salt) and iron ore. </font></p>

<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font face="times new roman" lang=EN-GB style="font-size:11.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font face="times new roman" lang=EN-GB style="font-size:11.0pt;">Rio Tinto
undertook an assessment of all of its products and identified subsidiaries of
Rio Tinto that are within the scope of the Rule: Kennecott Utah Copper LLC
(&#8220;Kennecott&#8221;);</font><font face="times new roman" lang=EN-GB style="font-size:12.0pt;">
Rio Tinto Fer et Titane inc. (&#8220;RTFT&#8221;) </font><font face="times new roman" lang=EN-GB style="font-size:11.0pt;">and Rio Tinto Iron &amp; Titanium
(Suzhou) Co., Ltd. (&#8220;RTIT&#8221;). </font></p>

<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font face="times new roman" lang=EN-GB style="font-size:11.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font face="times new roman" lang=EN-GB style="font-size:11.0pt;">Based on a
reasonable country of origin inquiry (&#8220;RCOI&#8221;), Rio Tinto does not believe that
conflict minerals contained in its products originated in the Democratic
Republic of the Congo or an adjoining country (&#8220;Covered Countries&#8221;).</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font face="times new roman" lang=EN-GB style="font-size:11.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;"><b><font face="times new roman" lang=EN-GB style="font-size:11.0pt;">Kennecott</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font face="times new roman" lang=EN-GB style="font-size:11.0pt;">Kennecott is based
in the United States of America and produces gold bars. Kennecott&#8217;s gold
production is certified by the Responsible Jewellery Council Chain of Custody
Certification (C0000 0059) and the London Bullion Market Association.&#160; As part
of Kennecott&#8217;s raw materials purchasing procedure, a component of the chain of custody
management system requires that all purchased copper concentrate and gold slime
materials have a certificate of origin. &#160;Kennecott has used this data to
complete the RCOI and confirm that gold used in Kennecott&#8217;s gold bars did not
originate in the Covered Countries.&#160; Kennecott is listed on the Electronics
Industry Citizenship Coalition Global e-Sustainability Initiative (&#8220;EICC-GeSi&#8221;)
Conflict Free Gold Refiners List (CID000969) as compliant with the relevant
EICC-GeSI relevant Conflict-Free Smelter Program assessment protocol. &#160;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font face="times new roman" lang=EN-GB style="font-size:11.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;"><b><font face="times new roman" lang=EN-GB style="font-size:11.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;"><b><font face="times new roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:11.0pt;">RTFT and RTIT</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font face="times new roman" lang=EN-GB style="font-size:11.0pt;">RTFT and RTIT
manufacture iron and steel powders at their respective sites: Sorel-Tracy in Quebec,
Canada for RTFT and Suzhou in China for RTIT.&#160; Both sites produce certain metal
powders that include a bronze additive which contains tin.&#160; Both RTFT and RTIT
source the bronze additive from a single supplier who has confirmed that the
tin does not come from any of the Covered Countries.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-right:0pt;text-align:justify;"><font face="times new roman" lang=EN-GB style="font-size:11.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-right:0pt;"><font face="times new roman" lang=EN-GB style="font-size:11.0pt;">In accordance
with Rule, the Form SD is posted on Rio Tinto&#8217;s web site at </font><font face="times new roman" lang=EN-AU style="font-size:11.0pt;">http://www.riotinto.com/ourcommitment/reporting-21475.aspx</font><font face="times new roman" lang=EN-GB style="font-size:11.0pt;">.</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-right:0pt;">&nbsp;</p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-right:0pt;">&nbsp;</p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;"><b><font face="times new roman" lang=EN-GB style="font-size:11.0pt;">SIGNATURES</font></b></p>

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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font face="times new roman" lang=EN-GB style="font-size:11.0pt;">Pursuant to the
requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrants have duly
caused this report to be signed on their behalf by the undersigned, thereunto
duly authorised.</font></p>

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<font face="times new roman" lang=NL-BE>(Registrant)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;">
<font face="times new roman" lang=NL-BE>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;">By&#160;/s/
</p>

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Steve Allen</td>
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		/s/&nbsp; </td>
		<td width="48%">Steve Allen</td>
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<font face="times new roman" lang=NL-BE>Steve
Allen&#160;&#160;&#160;</font></td>
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		Name&nbsp;</font></td>
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		Steve Allen</font></td>
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<font face="times new roman" lang=EN-GB>Company Secretary&nbsp;</font></td>
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		Title&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td>
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		Joint Company Secretary</font></td>
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Date&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 30 May
2017&#160;&#160;</font></p>

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		Date&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 30 May 2017</font></td>
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