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Rio Tinto PLC

29 June 2016

Report on Payments to Governments for the year 2015 and Taxes Paid in 2015

Introduction

Our report on payments to governments made by Rio Tinto and its subsidiary undertakings for the year ended 31 December 2015 as required under the UK's Report on Payments to Governments Regulations 2014 (as amended in December 2015) was filed at Companies House today.  These UK Regulations enact domestic rules in line with Chapter 10 of the EU Accounting Directive.  The report is also intended to satisfy the requirements of Rule 4.3A of the Disclosure and Transparency Rules of the Financial Conduct Authority in the United Kingdom.

We also continue to publish, on a voluntary basis, our annual Taxes paid report.  The Taxes paid in 2015 report is more comprehensive than the mandatory filing and, in addition to reporting specific payments in relation to extractive projects under the UK Regulations, includes the wider payments made by Rio Tinto to governments in each of the main countries in which we operate.

Rio Tinto paid US$4.5 billion of taxes and a further US$1.6 billion on behalf of its employees during 2015.

Our Taxes Paid in 2015 report also includes information about our tax strategy and governance, international related party dealings and other disclosures.

The Taxes Paid in 2015 report is available to download at http://www.riotinto.com/investors/taxes-paid-16634.aspx

Text of Report on Payments to Governments for the year 2015 filed at Companies House:

PROJECT PAYMENTS BY TYPE
Project Code	Project Name	Country Code List	Payment Type	Unit Measure	Volume	Valuation Method	Currency	Amount	Company Name	Company Number	Notes	Report Name	Report End Date	Version	Report Notes	Filing Date
AUS01	PILBARA	AUS	Tax		0		USD	1,980,216,391	Rio Tinto PLC	719885	Note A	Extractive Industry Reporting	31/12/2015	1		29-Jun-16
AUS01	PILBARA	AUS	Royalties		0		USD	1,061,871,911	Rio Tinto PLC	719885		Extractive Industry Reporting	31/12/2015	1		29-Jun-16
AUS01	PILBARA	AUS	Fees		0		USD	1,140,210	Rio Tinto PLC	719885		Extractive Industry Reporting	31/12/2015	1		29-Jun-16
CAN01	IRON ORE COMPANY OF CANADA	CAN	Tax		0		USD	937,576	Rio Tinto PLC	719885		Extractive Industry Reporting	31/12/2015	1		29-Jun-16
GIN01	SIMANDOU	GIN	Royalties		0		USD	52,995	Rio Tinto PLC	719885		Extractive Industry Reporting	31/12/2015	1		29-Jun-16
MNG01	OYU TOLGOI	MNG	Tax		0		USD	65,951,340	Rio Tinto PLC	719885		Extractive Industry Reporting	31/12/2015	1		29-Jun-16
MNG01	OYU TOLGOI	MNG	Royalties		0		USD	111,117,141	Rio Tinto PLC	719885		Extractive Industry Reporting	31/12/2015	1		29-Jun-16
MNG01	OYU TOLGOI	MNG	Fees		0		USD	8,291,136	Rio Tinto PLC	719885		Extractive Industry Reporting	31/12/2015	1		29-Jun-16
USA01	KENNECOTT UTAH COPPER	USA	Tax		0		USD	(123,217,506)	Rio Tinto PLC	719885	Note A	Extractive Industry Reporting	31/12/2015	1		29-Jun-16
USA01	KENNECOTT UTAH COPPER	USA	Royalties		0		USD	6,024,609	Rio Tinto PLC	719885		Extractive Industry Reporting	31/12/2015	1		29-Jun-16
USA02	RESOLUTION COPPER	USA	Tax		0		USD	(13,091,752)	Rio Tinto PLC	719885	Note A	Extractive Industry Reporting	31/12/2015	1		29-Jun-16
IDN01	GRASBERG	IDN	Tax		0		USD	(5,781,068)	Rio Tinto PLC	719885		Extractive Industry Reporting	31/12/2015	1		29-Jun-16
PER01	LA GRANJA	PER	Fees		0		USD	8,900,000	Rio Tinto PLC	719885		Extractive Industry Reporting	31/12/2015	1		29-Jun-16
AUS02	NEW SOUTH WALES COAL	AUS	Tax		0		USD	98,131,730	Rio Tinto PLC	719885	Note A	Extractive Industry Reporting	31/12/2015	1		29-Jun-16
AUS02	NEW SOUTH WALES COAL	AUS	Royalties		0		USD	145,160,507	Rio Tinto PLC	719885		Extractive Industry Reporting	31/12/2015	1		29-Jun-16
AUS02	NEW SOUTH WALES COAL	AUS	Fees		0		USD	2,961,791	Rio Tinto PLC	719885		Extractive Industry Reporting	31/12/2015	1		29-Jun-16
AUS03	QUEENSLAND COAL	AUS	Tax		0		USD	(81,073,471)	Rio Tinto PLC	719885	Note A	Extractive Industry Reporting	31/12/2015	1		29-Jun-16
AUS03	QUEENSLAND COAL	AUS	Royalties		0		USD	66,769,590	Rio Tinto PLC	719885		Extractive Industry Reporting	31/12/2015	1		29-Jun-16
AUS03	QUEENSLAND COAL	AUS	Fees		0		USD	3,863,400	Rio Tinto PLC	719885		Extractive Industry Reporting	31/12/2015	1		29-Jun-16
AUS04	ARGYLE	AUS	Tax		0		USD	(84,344,195)	Rio Tinto PLC	719885	Note A	Extractive Industry Reporting	31/12/2015	1		29-Jun-16
AUS04	ARGYLE	AUS	Royalties		0		USD	11,366,316	Rio Tinto PLC	719885		Extractive Industry Reporting	31/12/2015	1		29-Jun-16
AUS04	ARGYLE	AUS	Fees		0		USD	764,295	Rio Tinto PLC	719885		Extractive Industry Reporting	31/12/2015	1		29-Jun-16
CAN02	DIAVIK	CAN	Tax		0		USD	63,188,312	Rio Tinto PLC	719885		Extractive Industry Reporting	31/12/2015	1		29-Jun-16
CAN02	DIAVIK	CAN	Fees		0		USD	381,740	Rio Tinto PLC	719885		Extractive Industry Reporting	31/12/2015	1		29-Jun-16
NAM01	ROSSING	NAM	Royalties		0		USD	5,033,528	Rio Tinto PLC	719885		Extractive Industry Reporting	31/12/2015	1		29-Jun-16
CAN03	RIO TINTO FER ET TITANE	CAN	Tax		0		USD	(2,044,705)	Rio Tinto PLC	719885		Extractive Industry Reporting	31/12/2015	1		29-Jun-16
MDG01	QIT MADAGASCAR MINERALS	MDG	Royalties		0		USD	569,615	Rio Tinto PLC	719885		Extractive Industry Reporting	31/12/2015	1		29-Jun-16
MDG01	QIT MADAGASCAR MINERALS	MDG	Fees		0		USD	109,825	Rio Tinto PLC	719885		Extractive Industry Reporting	31/12/2015	1		29-Jun-16
ZAF01	RICHARDS BAY MINERALS	ZAF	Tax		0		USD	75,070,420	Rio Tinto PLC	719885		Extractive Industry Reporting	31/12/2015	1		29-Jun-16
ZAF01	RICHARDS BAY MINERALS	ZAF	Royalties		0		USD	15,512,451	Rio Tinto PLC	719885		Extractive Industry Reporting	31/12/2015	1		29-Jun-16
USA03	US BORAX	USA	Tax		0		USD	35,817,238	Rio Tinto PLC	719885	Note A	Extractive Industry Reporting	31/12/2015	1		29-Jun-16
USA03	US BORAX	USA	Royalties		0		USD	240,187	Rio Tinto PLC	719885		Extractive Industry Reporting	31/12/2015	1		29-Jun-16
AUS05	DAMPIER SALT	AUS	Tax		0		USD	13,516,130	Rio Tinto PLC	719885	Note A	Extractive Industry Reporting	31/12/2015	1		29-Jun-16
AUS05	DAMPIER SALT	AUS	Royalties		0		USD	2,413,222	Rio Tinto PLC	719885		Extractive Industry Reporting	31/12/2015	1		29-Jun-16
AUS05	DAMPIER SALT	AUS	Fees		0		USD	515,834	Rio Tinto PLC	719885		Extractive Industry Reporting	31/12/2015	1		29-Jun-16
ZWE01	MUROWA	ZWE	Royalties		0		USD	3,859,594	Rio Tinto PLC	719885		Extractive Industry Reporting	31/12/2015	1		29-Jun-16
AUS06	GOVE	AUS	Tax		0		USD	13,350,942	Rio Tinto PLC	719885	Note A	Extractive Industry Reporting	31/12/2015	1		29-Jun-16
AUS06	GOVE	AUS	Royalties		0		USD	29,622,808	Rio Tinto PLC	719885		Extractive Industry Reporting	31/12/2015	1		29-Jun-16
AUS06	GOVE	AUS	Fees		0		USD	2,757,307	Rio Tinto PLC	719885		Extractive Industry Reporting	31/12/2015	1		29-Jun-16
AUS07	WEIPA INCLUDING AMRUN	AUS	Tax		0		USD	(2,702,250)	Rio Tinto PLC	719885	Note A	Extractive Industry Reporting	31/12/2015	1		29-Jun-16
AUS07	WEIPA INCLUDING AMRUN	AUS	Royalties		0		USD	83,506,091	Rio Tinto PLC	719885		Extractive Industry Reporting	31/12/2015	1		29-Jun-16
AUS07	WEIPA INCLUDING AMRUN	AUS	Fees		0		USD	1,111,735	Rio Tinto PLC	719885		Extractive Industry Reporting	31/12/2015	1		29-Jun-16
ARGEXP01	EXPLORATION - ARGENTINA	ARG	Tax		0		USD	399,739	Rio Tinto PLC	719885		Extractive Industry Reporting	31/12/2015	1		29-Jun-16
AUSEXP01	EXPLORATION - AUSTRALIA	AUS	Tax		0		USD	(10,608,123)	Rio Tinto PLC	719885	Note A	Extractive Industry Reporting	31/12/2015	1		29-Jun-16
BRAEXP01	EXPLORATION - BRAZIL	BRA	Tax		0		USD	354,611	Rio Tinto PLC	719885		Extractive Industry Reporting	31/12/2015	1		29-Jun-16
CHLEXP01	EXPLORATION - CHILE	CHL	Fees		0		USD	555,753	Rio Tinto PLC	719885		Extractive Industry Reporting	31/12/2015	1		29-Jun-16
COLEXP01	EXPLORATION - COLUMBIA	COL	Tax		0		USD	341,011	Rio Tinto PLC	719885		Extractive Industry Reporting	31/12/2015	1		29-Jun-16
PEREXP01	EXPLORATION - PERU	PER	Tax		0		USD	5,989,027	Rio Tinto PLC	719885		Extractive Industry Reporting	31/12/2015	1		29-Jun-16
PEREXP01	EXPLORATION - PERU	PER	Fees		0		USD	208,435	Rio Tinto PLC	719885		Extractive Industry Reporting	31/12/2015	1		29-Jun-16
USAEXP01	EXPLORATION - USA - KENNECOTT	USA	Tax		0		USD	(8,113,122)	Rio Tinto PLC	719885	Note A	Extractive Industry Reporting	31/12/2015	1		29-Jun-16
USAEXP02	EXPLORATION - USA - OTHER	USA	Tax		0		USD	(1,000,000)	Rio Tinto PLC	719885	Note A	Extractive Industry Reporting	31/12/2015	1		29-Jun-16
TOTAL								3,595,970,301
Note A:	Project amount includes payments / refunds between entities within tax groups where final payments to government are paid by the head / representative entity on behalf of the tax group.

PROJECT PAYMENT TOTALS
Project Name	Project Code	Amount	Currency	Company Name	Company Number	Report End Date	Version	Notes	Report Name	Report Notes	Filing Date
PILBARA	AUS01	3,043,228,512	USD	Rio Tinto PLC	719885	31/12/2015	1		Extractive Industry Reporting		29-Jun-16
IRON ORE COMPANY OF CANADA	CAN01	937,576	USD	Rio Tinto PLC	719885	31/12/2015	1		Extractive Industry Reporting		29-Jun-16
SIMANDOU	GIN01	52,995	USD	Rio Tinto PLC	719885	31/12/2015	1		Extractive Industry Reporting		29-Jun-16
OYU TOLGOI	MNG01	185,359,617	USD	Rio Tinto PLC	719885	31/12/2015	1		Extractive Industry Reporting		29-Jun-16
KENNECOTT UTAH COPPER	USA01	(117,192,897)	USD	Rio Tinto PLC	719885	31/12/2015	1		Extractive Industry Reporting		29-Jun-16
RESOLUTION COPPER	USA02	(13,091,752)	USD	Rio Tinto PLC	719885	31/12/2015	1		Extractive Industry Reporting		29-Jun-16
GRASBERG	IDN01	(5,781,068)	USD	Rio Tinto PLC	719885	31/12/2015	1		Extractive Industry Reporting		29-Jun-16
LA GRANJA	PER01	8,900,000	USD	Rio Tinto PLC	719885	31/12/2015	1		Extractive Industry Reporting		29-Jun-16
NEW SOUTH WALES COAL	AUS02	246,254,028	USD	Rio Tinto PLC	719885	31/12/2015	1		Extractive Industry Reporting		29-Jun-16
QUEENSLAND COAL	AUS03	(10,440,481)	USD	Rio Tinto PLC	719885	31/12/2015	1		Extractive Industry Reporting		29-Jun-16
ARGYLE	AUS04	(72,213,584)	USD	Rio Tinto PLC	719885	31/12/2015	1		Extractive Industry Reporting		29-Jun-16
DIAVIK	CAN02	63,570,052	USD	Rio Tinto PLC	719885	31/12/2015	1		Extractive Industry Reporting		29-Jun-16
ROSSING	NAM01	5,033,528	USD	Rio Tinto PLC	719885	31/12/2015	1		Extractive Industry Reporting		29-Jun-16
RIO TINTO FER ET TITANE	CAN03	(2,044,705)	USD	Rio Tinto PLC	719885	31/12/2015	1		Extractive Industry Reporting		29-Jun-16
QIT MADAGASCAR MINERALS	MDG01	679,440	USD	Rio Tinto PLC	719885	31/12/2015	1		Extractive Industry Reporting		29-Jun-16
RICHARDS BAY MINERALS	ZAF01	90,582,871	USD	Rio Tinto PLC	719885	31/12/2015	1		Extractive Industry Reporting		29-Jun-16
US BORAX	USA03	36,057,425	USD	Rio Tinto PLC	719885	31/12/2015	1		Extractive Industry Reporting		29-Jun-16
DAMPIER SALT	AUS05	16,445,186	USD	Rio Tinto PLC	719885	31/12/2015	1		Extractive Industry Reporting		29-Jun-16
MUROWA	ZWE01	3,859,594	USD	Rio Tinto PLC	719885	31/12/2015	1		Extractive Industry Reporting		29-Jun-16
GOVE	AUS06	45,731,057	USD	Rio Tinto PLC	719885	31/12/2015	1		Extractive Industry Reporting		29-Jun-16
WEIPA INCLUDING AMRUN	AUS07	81,915,576	USD	Rio Tinto PLC	719885	31/12/2015	1		Extractive Industry Reporting		29-Jun-16
EXPLORATION - ARGENTINA	ARGEXP01	399,739	USD	Rio Tinto PLC	719885	31/12/2015	1		Extractive Industry Reporting		29-Jun-16
EXPLORATION - AUSTRALIA	AUSEXP01	(10,608,123)	USD	Rio Tinto PLC	719885	31/12/2015	1		Extractive Industry Reporting		29-Jun-16
EXPLORATION - BRAZIL	BRAEXP01	354,611	USD	Rio Tinto PLC	719885	31/12/2015	1		Extractive Industry Reporting		29-Jun-16
EXPLORATION - CHILE	CHLEXP01	555,753	USD	Rio Tinto PLC	719885	31/12/2015	1		Extractive Industry Reporting		29-Jun-16
EXPLORATION - COLUMBIA	COLEXP01	341,011	USD	Rio Tinto PLC	719885	31/12/2015	1		Extractive Industry Reporting		29-Jun-16
EXPLORATION - PERU	PEREXP01	6,197,462	USD	Rio Tinto PLC	719885	31/12/2015	1		Extractive Industry Reporting		29-Jun-16
EXPLORATION - USA - KENNECOTT	USAEXP01	(8,113,122)	USD	Rio Tinto PLC	719885	31/12/2015	1		Extractive Industry Reporting		29-Jun-16
EXPLORATION - USA - OTHER	USAEXP02	(1,000,000)	USD	Rio Tinto PLC	719885	31/12/2015	1		Extractive Industry Reporting		29-Jun-16
TOTAL		3,595,970,301

GOVERNMENT PAYMENTS BY TYPE
Country Code	Government	Payment Type	Unit Measure	Volume	Valuation Method	Currency	Amount	Company Name	Company Number	Notes	Report Name	Report End Date	Version	Report Notes	Filing Date
ARG	ARGENTINA NATIONAL	Tax		0		USD	399,739	Rio Tinto PLC	719885		Extractive Industry Reporting	31/12/2015	1		29-Jun-16
AUS	AUSTRALIA FEDERAL	Tax		0		USD	1,926,487,154	Rio Tinto PLC	719885		Extractive Industry Reporting	31/12/2015	1		29-Jun-16
AUS	AUSTRALIA FEDERAL	Fees		0		USD	667,728	Rio Tinto PLC	719885		Extractive Industry Reporting	31/12/2015	1		29-Jun-16
BRA	BRAZIL NATIONAL	Tax		0		USD	354,611	Rio Tinto PLC	719885		Extractive Industry Reporting	31/12/2015	1		29-Jun-16
USA	CALIFORNIA GOVERNMENT	Tax		0		USD	3,500,000	Rio Tinto PLC	719885		Extractive Industry Reporting	31/12/2015	1		29-Jun-16
USA	CALIFORNIA GOVERNMENT	Royalties		0		USD	240,187	Rio Tinto PLC	719885		Extractive Industry Reporting	31/12/2015	1		29-Jun-16
CAN	CANADA FEDERAL	Tax		0		USD	23,588,744	Rio Tinto PLC	719885		Extractive Industry Reporting	31/12/2015	1		29-Jun-16
CHL	CHILE NATIONAL	Fees		0		USD	555,753	Rio Tinto PLC	719885		Extractive Industry Reporting	31/12/2015	1		29-Jun-16
AUS	CITY OF KARRATHA	Fees		0		USD	104,850	Rio Tinto PLC	719885		Extractive Industry Reporting	31/12/2015	1		29-Jun-16
COL	COLUMBIA NATIONAL	Tax		0		USD	341,011	Rio Tinto PLC	719885		Extractive Industry Reporting	31/12/2015	1		29-Jun-16
GIN	GUINEA NATIONAL	Royalties		0		USD	52,995	Rio Tinto PLC	719885		Extractive Industry Reporting	31/12/2015	1		29-Jun-16
IDN	INDONESIA NATIONAL	Tax		0		USD	(5,781,068)	Rio Tinto PLC	719885		Extractive Industry Reporting	31/12/2015	1		29-Jun-16
MNG	KHANBOGD SUM	Fees		0		USD	7,560,161	Rio Tinto PLC	719885		Extractive Industry Reporting	31/12/2015	1		29-Jun-16
MDG	MADAGASCAR NATIONAL	Royalties		0		USD	569,615	Rio Tinto PLC	719885		Extractive Industry Reporting	31/12/2015	1		29-Jun-16
MDG	MADAGASCAR NATIONAL	Fees		0		USD	109,825	Rio Tinto PLC	719885		Extractive Industry Reporting	31/12/2015	1		29-Jun-16
MNG	MONGOLIA NATIONAL	Tax		0		USD	65,951,340	Rio Tinto PLC	719885	NOTE B	Extractive Industry Reporting	31/12/2015	1		29-Jun-16
MNG	MONGOLIA NATIONAL	Royalties		0		USD	111,117,141	Rio Tinto PLC	719885		Extractive Industry Reporting	31/12/2015	1		29-Jun-16
MNG	MONGOLIA NATIONAL	Fees		0		USD	221,793	Rio Tinto PLC	719885		Extractive Industry Reporting	31/12/2015	1		29-Jun-16
AUS	MUSWELLBROOK SHIRE COUNCIL	Fees		0		USD	562,382	Rio Tinto PLC	719885		Extractive Industry Reporting	31/12/2015	1		29-Jun-16
NAM	NAMIBIA NATIONAL	Royalties		0		USD	5,033,528	Rio Tinto PLC	719885		Extractive Industry Reporting	31/12/2015	1		29-Jun-16
CAN	NEWFOUNDLAND GOVERNMENT	Tax		0		USD	10,609,129	Rio Tinto PLC	719885		Extractive Industry Reporting	31/12/2015	1		29-Jun-16
AUS	NEW SOUTH WALES GOVERNMENT	Royalties		0		USD	145,160,506	Rio Tinto PLC	719885		Extractive Industry Reporting	31/12/2015	1		29-Jun-16
AUS	NEW SOUTH WALES GOVERNMENT	Fees		0		USD	2,399,410	Rio Tinto PLC	719885		Extractive Industry Reporting	31/12/2015	1		29-Jun-16
AUS	NORTHERN TERRITORY GOVERNMENT	Royalties		0		USD	29,622,808	Rio Tinto PLC	719885		Extractive Industry Reporting	31/12/2015	1		29-Jun-16
AUS	NORTHERN TERRITORY GOVERNMENT	Fees		0		USD	2,757,307	Rio Tinto PLC	719885		Extractive Industry Reporting	31/12/2015	1		29-Jun-16
CAN	NORTH WEST TERRITORIES GOVERNMENT	Tax		0		USD	29,653,616	Rio Tinto PLC	719885		Extractive Industry Reporting	31/12/2015	1		29-Jun-16
CAN	NORTH WEST TERRITORIES GOVERNMENT	Fees		0		USD	381,740	Rio Tinto PLC	719885		Extractive Industry Reporting	31/12/2015	1		29-Jun-16
PER	PERU NATIONAL	Tax		0		USD	5,989,027	Rio Tinto PLC	719885		Extractive Industry Reporting	31/12/2015	1		29-Jun-16
PER	PERU NATIONAL	Fees		0		USD	9,108,435	Rio Tinto PLC	719885		Extractive Industry Reporting	31/12/2015	1		29-Jun-16
CAN	QUEBEC GOVERNMENT	Tax		0		USD	(1,315,385)	Rio Tinto PLC	719885		Extractive Industry Reporting	31/12/2015	1		29-Jun-16
AUS	QUEENSLAND GOVERNMENT	Royalties		0		USD	150,275,682	Rio Tinto PLC	719885		Extractive Industry Reporting	31/12/2015	1		29-Jun-16
AUS	QUEENSLAND GOVERNMENT	Fees		0		USD	4,975,136	Rio Tinto PLC	719885		Extractive Industry Reporting	31/12/2015	1		29-Jun-16
ZAF	SOUTH AFRICA NATIONAL	Tax		0		USD	75,352,135	Rio Tinto PLC	719885		Extractive Industry Reporting	31/12/2015	1		29-Jun-16
ZAF	SOUTH AFRICA NATIONAL	Royalties		0		USD	15,512,451	Rio Tinto PLC	719885		Extractive Industry Reporting	31/12/2015	1		29-Jun-16
AUS	TOWN OF PORT HEADLAND	Fees		0		USD	327,400	Rio Tinto PLC	719885		Extractive Industry Reporting	31/12/2015	1		29-Jun-16
MNG	ULAANBATAAR CITY	Fees		0		USD	509,182	Rio Tinto PLC	719885		Extractive Industry Reporting	31/12/2015	1		29-Jun-16
USA	USA FEDERAL	Tax		0		USD	(107,100,446)	Rio Tinto PLC	719885	NOTE C	Extractive Industry Reporting	31/12/2015	1		29-Jun-16
USA	UTAH GOVERNMENT	Tax		0		USD	(6,741,332)	Rio Tinto PLC	719885		Extractive Industry Reporting	31/12/2015	1		29-Jun-16
USA	UTAH GOVERNMENT	Royalties		0		USD	6,024,609	Rio Tinto PLC	719885		Extractive Industry Reporting	31/12/2015	1		29-Jun-16
AUS	WESTERN AUSTRALIA GOVERNMENT	Royalties		0		USD	1,075,651,449	Rio Tinto PLC	719885		Extractive Industry Reporting	31/12/2015	1		29-Jun-16
AUS	WESTERN AUSTRALIA GOVERNMENT	Fees		0		USD	1,320,359	Rio Tinto PLC	719885		Extractive Industry Reporting	31/12/2015	1		29-Jun-16
ZWE	ZIMBABWE NATIONAL	Royalties		0		USD	3,859,594	Rio Tinto PLC	719885		Extractive Industry Reporting	31/12/2015	1		29-Jun-16
							3,595,970,301
NOTE B	Tax paid to the national government of Mongolia is withholding tax on loan interest.
NOTE C	The loss associated with the decision to abandon the Molybdenum Autoclave Process in Utah, along with 2014 efforts to begin salvage and demolition of the plant, gave rise to Federal corporate income tax refunds in 2015.

GOVERNMENT PAYMENT TOTALS
Government	Country Code	Amount	Currency	Company Name	Company Number	Report End Date	Version	Notes	Report Name	Report Notes	Filing Date
ARGENTINA NATIONAL	ARG	399,739	USD	Rio Tinto PLC	719885	31/12/2015	1	NOTE D	Extractive Industry Reporting		29-Jun-16
AUSTRALIA FEDERAL	AUS	1,927,154,882	USD	Rio Tinto PLC	719885	31/12/2015	1	NOTE D	Extractive Industry Reporting		29-Jun-16
BRAZIL NATIONAL	BRA	354,611	USD	Rio Tinto PLC	719885	31/12/2015	1	NOTE D	Extractive Industry Reporting		29-Jun-16
CALIFORNIA GOVERNMENT	USA	3,740,187	USD	Rio Tinto PLC	719885	31/12/2015	1		Extractive Industry Reporting		29-Jun-16
CANADA FEDERAL	CAN	23,588,744	USD	Rio Tinto PLC	719885	31/12/2015	1	NOTE D	Extractive Industry Reporting		29-Jun-16
CHILE NATIONAL	CHL	555,753	USD	Rio Tinto PLC	719885	31/12/2015	1	NOTE D	Extractive Industry Reporting		29-Jun-16
CITY OF KARRATHA	CHL	104,850	USD	Rio Tinto PLC	719885	31/12/2015	1	NOTE D	Extractive Industry Reporting		29-Jun-16
COLUMBIA NATIONAL	COL	341,011	USD	Rio Tinto PLC	719885	31/12/2015	1	NOTE D	Extractive Industry Reporting		29-Jun-16
GUINEA NATIONAL	GIN	52,995	USD	Rio Tinto PLC	719885	31/12/2015	1	NOTE D	Extractive Industry Reporting		29-Jun-16
INDONESIA NATIONAL	IDN	(5,781,068)	USD	Rio Tinto PLC	719885	31/12/2015	1	NOTE D	Extractive Industry Reporting		29-Jun-16
KHANBOGD SUM	MNG	7,560,161	USD	Rio Tinto PLC	719885	31/12/2015	1	NOTE D	Extractive Industry Reporting		29-Jun-16
MADAGASCAR NATIONAL	MDG	679,440	USD	Rio Tinto PLC	719885	31/12/2015	1	NOTE D	Extractive Industry Reporting		29-Jun-16
MONGOLIA NATIONAL	MNG	177,290,274	USD	Rio Tinto PLC	719885	31/12/2015	1	NOTE D	Extractive Industry Reporting		29-Jun-16
MUSWELLBROOK SHIRE COUNCIL	AUS	562,382	USD	Rio Tinto PLC	719885	31/12/2015	1	NOTE D	Extractive Industry Reporting		29-Jun-16
NAMIBIA NATIONAL	NAM	5,033,528	USD	Rio Tinto PLC	719885	31/12/2015	1	NOTE D	Extractive Industry Reporting		29-Jun-16
NEWFOUNDLAND GOVERNMENT	CAN	10,609,129	USD	Rio Tinto PLC	719885	31/12/2015	1	NOTE D	Extractive Industry Reporting		29-Jun-16
NEW SOUTH WALES GOVERNMENT	AUS	147,559,916	USD	Rio Tinto PLC	719885	31/12/2015	1	NOTE D	Extractive Industry Reporting		29-Jun-16
NORTHERN TERRITORY GOVERNMENT	AUS	32,380,115	USD	Rio Tinto PLC	719885	31/12/2015	1	NOTE D	Extractive Industry Reporting		29-Jun-16
NORTH WEST TERRITORIES GOVERNMENT	CAN	30,035,356	USD	Rio Tinto PLC	719885	31/12/2015	1	NOTE D	Extractive Industry Reporting		29-Jun-16
PERU NATIONAL	PER	15,097,462	USD	Rio Tinto PLC	719885	31/12/2015	1	NOTE D	Extractive Industry Reporting		29-Jun-16
QUEBEC GOVERNMENT	CAN	(1,315,385)	USD	Rio Tinto PLC	719885	31/12/2015	1	NOTE D	Extractive Industry Reporting		29-Jun-16
QUEENSLAND GOVERNMENT	AUS	155,250,818	USD	Rio Tinto PLC	719885	31/12/2015	1	NOTE D	Extractive Industry Reporting		29-Jun-16
SOUTH AFRICA NATIONAL	ZAF	90,864,586	USD	Rio Tinto PLC	719885	31/12/2015	1	NOTE D	Extractive Industry Reporting		29-Jun-16
TOWN OF PORT HEADLAND	AUS	327,400	USD	Rio Tinto PLC	719885	31/12/2015	1	NOTE D	Extractive Industry Reporting		29-Jun-16
ULAANBATAAR CITY	MNG	509,182	USD	Rio Tinto PLC	719885	31/12/2015	1	NOTE D	Extractive Industry Reporting		29-Jun-16
USA FEDERAL	USA	(107,100,446)	USD	Rio Tinto PLC	719885	31/12/2015	1		Extractive Industry Reporting		29-Jun-16
UTAH GOVERNMENT	USA	(716,723)	USD	Rio Tinto PLC	719885	31/12/2015	1		Extractive Industry Reporting		29-Jun-16
WESTERN AUSTRALIA GOVERNMENT	AUS	1,076,971,808	USD	Rio Tinto PLC	719885	31/12/2015	1	NOTE D	Extractive Industry Reporting		29-Jun-16
ZIMBABWE NATIONAL	ZWE	3,859,594	USD	Rio Tinto PLC	719885	31/12/2015	1	NOTE D	Extractive Industry Reporting		29-Jun-16
TOTAL		3,595,970,301
NOTE D	Any amounts in local currency are converted to US$ at the average exchange rate for the year.

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