1934 ACT FILE NO. 001-15264

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          Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

Date  December 19, 2007       

By                 /s/    Liu Qiang                     
Name: Liu Qiang
Title: Company Secretary

Certain statements contained in this announcement may be regarded as "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, which may cause the actual performance, financial condition or results of operations of the Company to be materially different from any future performance, financial condition or results of operations implied by such forward-looking statements. Further information regarding these risks, uncertainties and other factors is included in the Company's filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The forward-looking statements included in this announcement represent the Company's views as of the date of this announcement. While the Company anticipates that subsequent events and developments may cause the Company's views to change, the Company specifically disclaims any obligation to update these forward-looking statements, unless required by applicable laws. These forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing the Company's views as of any date subsequent to the date of this announcement.

Aluminum Corporation of China Limited*
(a joint stock limited company incorporated in the People's Republic of China with limited liability)

(Stock Code: 2600)

The proposal of the merger of Baotou Aluminum Co., Ltd. ("Baotou Aluminum") with Aluminum Corporation of China Limited ("Chalco", the "Company") by absorption has been approved by China Securities Regulatory Commission through the document Zheng Jian Gong Si Zi [2007] No.213. The approval document is summarized as follows:

The merger of Baotou Aluminum with the Company by absorption was approved, for which the shareholders of Baotou Aluminum will hold 637,880,000 shares in the Company in total.

The matters in relation to the merger of Baotou Aluminum with the Company by absorption will be implemented by the Company in accordance with the above approval document and relevant laws and regulations.

Aluminum Corporation of China Limited
The Board of Directors

18 December, 2007

About the Company

Our contact information of this release is:

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Business address: No.62 North Xizhimen Street, Haidian District, Beijing, People's Republic of China, 100082

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Telephone number: (86-10) 8229 8103

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Website: http://www.chinalco.com.cn

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Contact person: Liu Qiang, Company Secretary