Exhibit 99.6

Rio Tinto plc
Transactions in own shares
Shares issued
Month of June 2006

		New shares issued
				Total	Total		Total
		Share	Share	issued	shares		shares
		Savings	Option	share	held in		held by
Date		Plan	Plan	capital	treasury		public
		Number	Number	Number	Number		Number
31-May-06	b/f			1,072,252,743	(18,093,070	)	1,054,159,673
01-Jun-06		—	—	1,072,252,743	(18,431,243	)	1,053,821,500
02-Jun-06		—	—	1,072,252,743	(18,731,243	)	1,053,521,500
05-Jun-06		—	—	1,072,252,743	(18,928,535	)	1,053,324,208
06-Jun-06		—	—	1,072,252,743	(19,325,308	)	1,052,927,435
07-Jun-06		—	—	1,072,252,743	(19,725,308	)	1,052,527,435
08-Jun-06		—	—	1,072,252,743	(20,675,308	)	1,051,577,435
09-Jun-06		8,165	—	1,072,260,908	(20,822,378	)	1,051,438,530
12-Jun-06		—	—	1,072,260,908	(21,072,378	)	1,051,188,530
13-Jun-06		—	—	1,072,260,908	(21,772,378	)	1,050,488,530
14-Jun-06		—	—	1,072,260,908	(21,972,378	)	1,050,288,530
15-Jun-06		—	—	1,072,260,908	(22,072,378	)	1,050,188,530
16-Jun-06		—	—	1,072,260,908	(22,348,797	)	1,049,912,111
19-Jun-06		—	—	1,072,260,908	(22,558,797	)	1,049,702,111
20-Jun-06		—	—	1,072,260,908	(22,628,797	)	1,049,632,111
21-Jun-06		—	—	1,072,260,908	(22,828,797	)	1,049,432,111
22-Jun-06		—	—	1,072,260,908	(23,028,797	)	1,049,232,111
23-Jun-06		—	—	1,072,260,908	(23,188,797	)	1,049,072,111
26-Jun-06		—	—	1,072,260,908	(23,288,797	)	1,048,972,111
27-Jun-06		—	—	1,072,260,908	(23,638,797	)	1,048,622,111
28-Jun-06		—	—	1,072,260,908	(23,838,797	)	1,048,422,111
30-Jun-06		5,904	—	1,072,266,812	(23,838,797	)	1,048,428,015
30-Jun-06	c/f	—	—	1,072,266,812	(23,838,797	)	1,048,428,015

Rio Tinto plc
Transactions in own shares
Shares held in treasury
Month of June 2006

		Share buy backs		Shares issued from treasury
									Total
			Average	Share	Share		Highest	Lowest	shares
			price	Savings	Option		price	price	held in
Date			per share	Plan	Plan		per share	per share	treasury
		Number	pence	Number	Number		pence	pence	Number
31-May-06	b/f								18,093,070
01-Jun-06		350,000	2,876	—	(11,827	)	1,459	1,263	18,431,243
02-Jun-06		300,000	2,881	—	—		—	—	18,731,243
05-Jun-06		200,000	2,885	—	(2,708	)	1,236	1,263	18,928,535
06-Jun-06		400,000	2,768	—	(3,227	)	1,263	1,263	19,325,308
07-Jun-06		400,000	2,739	—	—		1,263	1,263	19,725,308
08-Jun-06		950,000	2,638	—	—		—	—	20,675,308
09-Jun-06		150,000	2,661	—	(2,930	)	1,459	1,459	20,822,378
12-Jun-06		250,000	2,645	—	—		—	—	21,072,378
13-Jun-06		700,000	2,535	—	—		—	—	21,772,378
14-Jun-06		200,000	2,566	—	—		—	—	21,972,378
15-Jun-06		100,000	2,706	—	—		—	—	22,072,378
16-Jun-06		300,000	2,761	—	(23,581	)	1,266	965	22,348,797
19-Jun-06		210,000	2,738	—	—		—	—	22,558,797
20-Jun-06		70,000	2,711	—	—		—	—	22,628,797
21-Jun-06		200,000	2,763	—	—		—	—	22,828,797
22-Jun-06		200,000	2,789	—	—		—	—	23,028,797
23-Jun-06		160,000	2,786	—	—		—	—	23,188,797
26-Jun-06		100,000	2,810	—	—		—	—	23,288,797
27-Jun-06		350,000	2,785	—	—		—	—	23,638,797
28-Jun-06		200,000	2,725	—	—		—	—	23,838,797
30-Jun-06		—	—	—	—		—	—	23,838,797
30-Jun-06	c/f								23,838,797