Date Closed

January 6, 2012

Lead Office

Vancouver

Value

650.00 Million CAD

On January 11, 2012, Rio Tinto announced that it had, through an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary, complete the acquisition of Hathor Exploration through a friendly take-over bid completed on January 6, 2012 and a compulsory acquisition under the Canada Business Corporations Act completed on January 11, 2012.

Rio Tinto, headquartered in London, UK is a leading international mining group headquartered in the UK, combining Rio Tinto plc, a London and New York Stock Exchange listed company, and Rio Tinto Limited, which is listed on the Australian Securities Exchange.

McCarthy Tétrault LLP represented an affiliate of Rio Tinto, with a team led by Cameron Belsher.