19th Jul 2006 07:59
Rio Tinto PLC19 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 Australiancurrency. Coal & Allied production report for the quarter ended 30 June 2006 CNA 2Q 3Q 4Q 1Q 2Q 1H 1H '000 tonnes (100% basis) Interest 2005 2005 2005 2006 2006 2005 2006 Hunter Valley Operations 100%Thermal coal production 2,497 2,429 2,651 2,386 3,136 5,262 5,522Semi-soft coking coal production 530 555 378 419 350 1,101 769 Mount Thorley Operations 80%Thermal coal production 612 836 529 969 582 1,330 1,551Semi-soft coking coal production 458 261 281 291 325 725 615 Bengalla Mine 40%Thermal coal production 1,274 1,208 2,053 1088 1,406 2,704 2,494 Warkworth Mine 55.6Thermal coal production 1,335 1,736 1,495 1,759 1,766 2,715 3,525Semi-soft coking coal production 145 85 67 11 96 195 107 Total coal production 6,850 7,110 7,452 6,922 7,661 14,032 14,583 Total sales ('000 tonnes)(a) 6,564 7,088 7,529 7,306 6,850 14,424 14,156 Coal & Allied share:Share of coal production 5,214 5,357 5,365 5,231 5,809 10,705 11,040Share of coal sales 5,002 5,351 5,573 5,528 5,116 11,204 10,643 (a) Sales relate only to coal mined by the operations and exclude traded coal. Production figures are sometimes more precise than the rounded numbers shown,hence small difference may result between the total of the quarter figures andthe full year figures. Total coal production was 11 per cent higher than the previous quarter and 12per cent higher than the corresponding period in 2005. Production at MountThorley Warkworth and Hunter Valley Operations aligned with the port and railallocation. Production at Bengalla mine was higher than the previous twoquarters due to mining activity in more productive seams. Coal & Allied's share of sales in the first half was lower than 2005, which isin line with the shipment allocation set under the Port Waratah Coal Servicescapacity balancing system. There was no exploration activity during the quarter. For further information, please contact: LONDON AUSTRALIA Media Relations Media RelationsHugh Leggatt Ian HeadOffice: +44 (0) 20 7753 2273 Office: +61 (0) 3 9283 3620Mobile: +44 (0) 7764 369 977 Mobile: +61 (0) 408 360 101 Investor Relations Investor Relations Nigel Jones Dave SkinnerOffice: +44 (0) 20 7753 2401 Office: +61 (0) 3 9283 3628Mobile: +44 (0) 7917 227 365 Mobile: +61 (0) 408 335 309 David Ovington Susie CreswellOffice: +44 (0) 20 7753 2326 Office: +61 (0) 3 9283 3639Mobile: +44 (0) 7920 010 978 Mobile: +61 (0) 418 933 792 Website: www.riotinto.com This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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