REG - Rio Tinto - Rio Tinto releases robust fourth quarter <Origin Href="QuoteRef">RIO.L</Origin> - Part 4

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28/01/2015 01:36

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          58.7%                                                                    
 Newfoundland & Labrador and Quebec in Canada                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
 Saleable iron ore production:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
 Concentrates ('000 tonnes)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             1,801   1,071   1,924   1,593   1,439   6,792      6,026      
 Pellets ('000 tonnes)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  2,152   1,934   2,104   2,322   2,388   8,576      8,748      
 Sales:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
 Concentrates ('000 tonnes)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             1,530   633     1,904   2,288   1,246   6,195      6,071      
 Pellets ('000 tonnes)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  2,064   1,876   1,931   1,996   2,402   8,583      8,204      
 Global Iron Ore Totals                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
 Iron Ore Production ('000 tonnes)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      70,434  66,377  73,085  76,784  79,119  265,951    295,365    
 Iron Ore Sales ('000 tonnes)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           72,414  66,728  75,675  78,014  82,163  259,041    302,580    
 Rio Tinto percentage interest shown above is at 31 December 2014. The data represent full production and sales on a 100% basis unless otherwise stated.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
 Rio Tinto operational data                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Rio Tinto  4Q      1Q      2Q      3Q      4Q      Full Year  Full Year  
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             interest   2013    2014    2014    2014    2014    2013       2014       
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
 SALT                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
 Dampier Salt                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                68.4%                                                                    
 Western Australia                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
 Salt production ('000 tonnes)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          2,759   2,320   2,616   2,293   2,709   9,841      9,938      
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
 TITANIUM DIOXIDE FEEDSTOCK                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
 Rio Tinto Iron & Titanium                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   100.0%                                                                   
 Canada and South Africa                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
 (Rio Tinto share) (a)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
 Titanium dioxide feedstock ('000 tonnes)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               361     389     372     365     316     1,622      1,443      
 (a) Quantities comprise 100% of Rio Tinto Fer et Titane and Rio Tinto's 74% interest in Richards Bay Minerals' production. Ilmenite mined in Madagascar is being processed in Canada.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
 URANIUM                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
 Energy Resources of Australia Ltd                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
 Ranger mine (a)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             68.4%                                                                    
 Northern Territory, Australia                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
 U3O8 Production ('000 lbs)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             1,108   0       0       1,247   1,322   6,525      2,569      
 (a) ERA production reported is 'drummed' U3O8.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
 Rössing Uranium Ltd                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         68.6%                                                                    
 Namibia                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
 U3O8 Production ('000 lbs)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             1,072   939     664     896     902     5,312      3,401      
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
 Rio Tinto percentage interest shown above is at 31 December 2014. The data represent full production and sales on a 100% basis unless otherwise stated.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
 
 
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