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Xstrata buoyed as copper and zinc prices soar

Soaring commodity prices and acquisitions helped mining group Xstrata, the world's fourth-largest copper producer, double its net income in 2006.

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DOUGLAS HAMILTON

Soaring commodity prices and acquisitions helped mining group Xstrata, the world's fourth-largest copper producer, double its net income in 2006.