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Govt 'setting up mining debt fund'

The central government is planning a State-owned fund to absorb bad debt in the mining sector, including loans owed by China Minmetals Corp, as the fallout from a price collapse batters the global commodities industry. The investment company would be established by the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission to coordinate the country's investment in mineral resources, according to people with knowledge of the matter.