** Mineral Resources MIN.AX slips 5.1% to A$33.2, lowest since Dec. 23, 2024
** Stock drops in tandem with slump in local mining index .AXMM, which is down 2.6% after Donald Trump levied taxes on Australia's top trading partner China
** Bell Potter lowers PT on lithium miner to A$59.60 from A$61
** Morningstar flags some cost increases in non-continuing operations
** MIN logged worse-than-feared H1 cash and rev of A$700 mln (~$426 mln) and A$5.1 bln, respectively
** Stock down 2.6% YTD
($1 = A$1.6420)
(Reporting by Rishav Chatterjee in Bengaluru)
((Rishav.Chatterjee@thomsonreuters.com;))