Macarthur Coal and Rio Tinto

Macarthur Coal Limited (Macarthur Coal) is an Australian coal company developing a generation of coal assets in Queensland’s Bowen Basin. As of June 30, 2007, the Company held a 73.3% interest of the Coppabella and Moorvale mines. The company’s operations produce approximately 35% of the seaborne global demand for low volatile pulverized coal injection coal (PCI coal). Macarthur Coal commenced the transition from a coal mine owner to a coal mine operator during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2007 (fiscal 2007). Exploration activities during fiscal 2007, was primarily directed at advancing the Vermont East/Wilunga project, extending the Olive Downs North Resources and obtaining more detailed information to enable assessment of Coppabella underground and Moorvale underground projects. On May 16, 2007, the Company sold a 16.7% of its 90% interest in the Olive Downs North project. In January 2008, the Company announced the completion of the acquisition of Custom Mining Pty Ltd.

Address: Level 18, 215 Adelaide Street, BRISBANE, QLD, AUSTRALIA, 4000

Phone: (07) 3221 7210
Fax: (07) 3229 1776

Rio Tinto Limited and Rio Tinto plc operate as one business organization (Rio Tinto). Rio Tinto is an international mining company. Rio Tinto’s business is finding, mining and processing mineral resources. Its major products include aluminium, copper, diamonds, coal, uranium, gold, industrial minerals (borax, titanium dioxide, salt, talc), and iron ore. Rio Tinto’s principal product and global support groups include Aluminum, Copper, Diamonds and Industrial Minerals, Energy, Iron Ore, Exploration and Technology and Innovation. Rio Tinto's Copper group comprises Kennecott Utah Copper in the United States and interests in the copper mines of Escondida, Grasberg, Northparkes and Palabora. Rio Tinto’s Aluminum group consists of integrated, bauxite, alumina and aluminium businesses. The Rio Tinto Energy Group comprises uranium, thermal coal and coking coal operations. On November 14, 2007, Rio Tinto Canada Holding Inc., an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Rio Tinto acquired Alcan Inc.

Address: Level 33, 120 Collins Street, MELBOURNE, VIC, AUSTRALIA, 3000

Phone: (03) 9283 3333
Fax: (03) 9283 3707