SIMFER S.A.

Immeuble Kankan, Cité Chemin de Fer

BP 848, Conakry, République de Guinée
www.riotintosimandou.com

INTERNAL MEMO

To: All Contractors and Contractor Managers

From: Catherine Taplin - Human Resources
Date: 4 May 2011

To all Contractors,

As some of your may be aware earlier this year Rio Tinto Simandou introduced more
rigorous procedures and procedures for external local recruitment to reduce the risk of
community grievances as well as ensure that Rio Tinto and all its partners are complying
with the laws of Guinea.

Attached is a copy of the policy and procedure which we ask that you and the relevant
people responsible for recruitment in your businesses read and become familiar with.

In particular the document covers the requirement to:

 For all non qualified roles (eg labourer), including drivers at Canga East and
surrounding areas they will be recruited from the Beyla region
 For all qualified positions (eg. those requiring a certification, degree etc) at Canga
East and surrounding areas they will be posted in the Beyla region and where the
skills can be found in this area a preference given to these candidates
 Advertise all jobs in French
 Not require English as a pre-requisite for a job unless required for the role such
as aviation or radio room operators
 Seek approval from your Company representative in Rio Tinto for all recruitment
 Have your job advertisement approved by the HR Systems and Planning team or
their nominee prior to posting
 Post roles for Canga East in the agreed villages (this process will be assisted by
HR)
 Ensure that the number of roles advertised are the number of roles recruited for
 Ensure that a robust selection process is maintained including interviews and or
testing as appropriate
 That all new employees undertake a pre-employment medical

Subject to sufficient interest information sessions for approximately 1.5hrs in length will
be held at:
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Canga East Tuesday 17 May
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Conakry Friday 20 May
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Paris Friday 27 May

If you would like to attend a session please advise your attendance to Mahawa Camara
at: Mahawa.camara@riotinto.com who will confirm your attendance and provide meeting
details to you.

If you would like to attend a training session face to face or via webex at a different time
or would like to discuss any points with a member of Rio Tinto then please feel free to
contact Catherine Taplin, HR Manager – Systems and Planning.