Lihir Gold

16th Sep 2005 07:57

Rio Tinto PLC16 September 2005 Rio Tinto relinquishes Lihir management agreement Rio Tinto has reached agreement with Lihir Gold to relinquish its managementagreement with Lihir, effective from October this year. Rio Tinto has agreed to provide Lihir with access to technical and other supportservices on commercial terms over a transitional period of up to two years. For further information, please contact: LONDON AUSTRALIA Media Relations Media RelationsLisa Cullimore Ian HeadOffice: +44 (0) 20 7753 2305 Office: +61 (0) 3 9283 3620Mobile: +44 (0) 7730 418 385 Mobile: +61 (0) 408 360 101 Investor Relations Investor RelationsNigel Jones Dave SkinnerOffice: +44 (0) 20 7753 2401 Office: +61 (0) 3 9283 3628Mobile: +44 (0) 7917 227 365 Mobile: +61 (0) 408 335 309Richard Brimelow Susie CreswellOffice: +44 (0) 20 7753 2326 Office: +61 (0) 3 9283 3639Mobile: +44 (0) 7753 783 825 Mobile: +61 (0) 418 933 792 Website: www.riotinto.com This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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