Aluminum Corp. of China, or Chinalco, is in talks with Rio Tinto PLC (RTP) on "possible areas of cooperation," a top Chinalco executive said Monday.

"They are talking to a lot of people," Deputy General Manager Lu Youqing told Dow Jones Newswires. "There has been some interaction between us. There have been some conversations on possible areas of cooperation."

Lu declined to specify whether the discussions centered on Chinalco raising its stake in Rio Tinto, adding that the Anglo-Australian miner has been the initiator in making public announcements on this issue.

-By Chuin-Wei Yap, Dow Jones Newswires; 8610 6588 5848; chuin-wei.yap@dowjones.com

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