Chinalco is currently China’s largest aluminum producer. However, officials have said they would seek to expand their business into copper metals, as well. 

"Metal companies that depend on a single metal cannot secure a sustainable competitive advantage," Lu Yongqing, the company's vice-president said on Friday.  

Chinalco has set aside nearly $4 billion to expand into copper mining in Mongolia, as well as other nations. 

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