HONG KONG, Dec 9 (Reuters) - Oz Minerals , the world's...

HONG KONG, Dec 9 (Reuters) - Oz Minerals , the
world's second-largest zinc miner that is scrambling to refinance its debt, has attracted the interest of several Chinese metals companies, according to three sources with direct knowledge of the matter.

Chinese oil and metals group CITIC Resources <1205.HK> is
among the companies exploring potential investments at the
struggling Australian miner, two of the sources told Reuters.
Other Chinese suitors interested in Oz Minerals include
China's state-owned metals companies Minmetals Corp. and
Chinalco, parent of Aluminum Corp of China (Chalco) <2600.HK> , said the sources, who did not want to be named
because of client sensitivities.

Oz Minerals declined to comment.

(Reporting by Michael Flaherty and Joseph Chaney, Editing by

Anne Marie Roantree)

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AUSTRALIA'S OZ MINERALS ATTRACTING INTEREST FROM

CHINESE METALS COMPANIES-SOURCES



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