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Investments in equity accounted units (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2020

Disclosure Of Investments Accounted For Using Equity Method Explanatory [Abstract]

Summary of investments in equity accounted units

Summary balance sheet (Rio Tinto share)

			2020 US$m			2019 US$m
Rio Tinto's share of assets
– Non-current assets			5,307			5,820
– Current assets			1,077			831
			6,384			6,651
Rio Tinto's share of liabilities
– Current liabilities			(785)			(675)
– Non-current liabilities			(1,835)			(2,005)
			(2,620)			(2,680)
Rio Tinto's share of net assets			3,764			3,971

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