** Australian miners .AXMM rise as much as 1.8% to a record high

** Mining major BHP BHP.AX climbs 3.2% to a lifetime high; Rio Tinto RIO.AX gains 4.2%

** Copper prices rose on optimism over growth and demand following U.S. Supreme Court's ruling against Donald Trump's sweeping reciprocal tariffs MET/L

** Bullion gained as investors moved to the safe-haven asset on tariff concerns GOL/

** Iron ore prices jumped on hopes of pick-up in feedstock demand as liquidity returns to Chinese market after Lunar New Year holidays IRONORE/

** Sub-index up 18.9% YTD

(Reporting by Anjali Singh in Bengaluru)

((anjali.singh2@thomsonreuters.com;))