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Exhibit 23.1

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRMS

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form F-3 of our report dated 1 March 2017 relating to the financial statements and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, which appears in Rio Tinto plc’s and Rio Tinto Limited’s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended 31 December 2016. We also consent to the reference to us under the heading “Experts” in such Registration Statement.

 

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

    /s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

    PricewaterhouseCoopers

Chartered Accountants

    Chartered Accountants

London, United Kingdom

    Melbourne, Australia

8 May 2017

    8 May 2017