Coal & Allied benefits from a buoyant market - 2006 half year results

Monday, 31 July 2006

Rio Tinto’s 75.7 per cent owned subsidiary, Coal & Allied Industries Limited, issued the following news release in Australia. All dollars are Australian currency.

SUMMARY

Net profit after tax was $146.5 million compared with $126.9 million for the same period last year

Coal & Allied’s equity share of production is up 3.9 per cent to 11.0 million tonnes

An interim dividend of $1.10 will be paid on ordinary shares

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