** The Australian mining sub-index .AXMM rises 2.8%, set to log its best session since February 25, if gains hold

** Copper prices on Monday rebounded to inch up globally, zinc and tin also rose, as fears of prolonged shipping disruptions in the Middle East due to the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran fuelled concerns about supplies of the metals MET/L

** BHP Group BHP.AX, the world's largest-listed miner, rises as much as 3.1% while Rio Tinto RIO.AX climbs 1%

** YTD, sub-index up 7.1%, including session moves

(Reporting by Aamir Sheik Khalid in Bengaluru)

((Aamir.SheikKhalid@thomsonreuters.com))