Exhibit 99.2

Rio Tinto plc
Transactions in own shares
Shares issued
Month of July 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
30-Jun-06	b/f			1,072,266,812	(23,838,797	)	1,048,428,015
03-Jul-06		—	—	1,072,266,812	(24,013,797	)	1,048,253,015
04-Jul-06		—	—	1,072,266,812	(24,188,797	)	1,048,078,015
05-Jul-06		—	—	1,072,266,812	(24,688,797	)	1,047,578,015
06-Jul-06		—	—	1,072,266,812	(24,848,797	)	1,047,418,015
07-Jul-06		—	—	1,072,266,812	(25,018,797	)	1,047,248,015
10-Jul-06		—	—	1,072,266,812	(25,268,797	)	1,046,998,015
11-Jul-06		—	—	1,072,266,812	(25,418,797	)	1,046,848,015
12-Jul-06		—	—	1,072,266,812	(25,518,797	)	1,046,748,015
13-Jul-06		—	—	1,072,266,812	(25,853,797	)	1,046,413,015
14-Jul-06		—	—	1,072,266,812	(26,053,797	)	1,046,213,015
17-Jul-06		—	—	1,072,266,812	(26,303,797	)	1,045,963,015
18-Jul-06		—	—	1,072,266,812	(26,403,797	)	1,045,863,015
19-Jul-06		—	—	1,072,266,812	(26,528,797	)	1,045,738,015
20-Jul-06		—	—	1,072,266,812	(26,728,797	)	1,045,538,015
21-Jul-06		2,180	—	1,072,268,992	(26,988,797	)	1,045,280,195
24-Jul-06		—	—	1,072,268,992	(27,163,797	)	1,045,105,195
25-Jul-06		—	—	1,072,268,992	(27,363,797	)	1,044,905,195
26-Jul-06		—	—	1,072,268,992	(27,563,797	)	1,044,705,195
27-Jul-06		—	—	1,072,268,992	(27,663,797	)	1,044,605,195
28-Jul-06		—	—	1,072,268,992	(27,863,797	)	1,044,405,195
31-Jul-06		—	—	1,072,268,992	(28,163,797	)	1,044,105,195
31-Jul-06	c/f			1,072,268,992	(28,163,797	)	1,044,105,195

Rio Tinto plc
Transactions in own shares
Shares held in treasury
Month of July 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
30-Jun-06	b/f							23,838,797
03-Jul-06		175,000	2,887	—	—	—	—	24,013,797
04-Jul-06		175,000	2,892	—	—	—	—	24,188,797
05-Jul-06		500,000	2,826	—	—	—	—	24,688,797
06-Jul-06		160,000	2,834	—	—	—	—	24,848,797
07-Jul-06		170,000	2,858	—	—	—	—	25,018,797
10-Jul-06		250,000	2,839	—	—	—	—	25,268,797
11-Jul-06		150,000	2,847	—	—	—	—	25,418,797
12-Jul-06		100,000	2,884	—	—	—	—	25,518,797
13-Jul-06		335,000	2,825	—	—	—	—	25,853,797
14-Jul-06		200,000	2,759	—	—	—	—	26,053,797
17-Jul-06		250,000	2,695	—	—	—	—	26,303,797
18-Jul-06		100,000	2,656	—	—	—	—	26,403,797
19-Jul-06		125,000	2,719	—	—	—	—	26,528,797
20-Jul-06		200,000	2,757	—	—	—	—	26,728,797
21-Jul-06		260,000	2,664	—	—	—	—	26,988,797
24-Jul-06		175,000	2,655	—	—	—	—	27,163,797
25-Jul-06		200,000	2,724	—	—	—	—	27,363,797
26-Jul-06		200,000	2,733	—	—	—	—	27,563,797
27-Jul-06		100,000	2,777	—	—	—	—	27,663,797
28-Jul-06		200,000	2,792	—	—	—	—	27,863,797
31-Jul-06		300,000	2,774	—	—	—	—	28,163,797
31-Jul-06	c/f							28,163,797