The combined entity would be the world’s biggest producer of iron ore, copper and aluminium, and a major player in coal, zinc and diamonds.
如果这两家公司合并，将缔造全球最大的铁矿石、铜、铝生产商，并在煤炭、锌、钻石行业占据重要地位。
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Chinalco was to have paid $12.3bn for stakes in Rio's iron ore, copper and aluminium assets and $7.2bn for convertible notes that would double its equity stake in Rio to 18%.
China's strong economic growth and its hunger for raw materials such as copper, iron ore and aluminium have provided the foundations for sharp rises in commodities prices over the past five years.