SINGAPORE -(Dow Jones)- Aluminum Corp. of China, or Chinalco, seeks to develop more global strategic partnerships in the mining sector, and is currently in talks with Anglo-Australian miner Rio Tinto Ltd. about the joint development of a massive copper and gold mine in Mongolia, Executive Director Liu Xiangmin said Tuesday.

Liu's comments followed by one day comments made by Rio Tinto Chief Executive Tom Albanese, who expressed regret over a lost opportunity to deepen ties with Chinalco last year and optimism over a joint development deal with the Chinese company to develop an iron ore mine in Guinea.