** Australian mining stocks .AXMM fall 4.9% to 4,826.9, their lowest since July 18, 2022
** Sub-index tracking iron ore and copper prices, which have fallen 3.2% and 6%, respectively
** Iron ore giant Rio Tinto RIO.AX falls as much as 4.2% to A$107.87, on track for its weakest session since March 31
** BHP Group BHP.AX sheds as much as 5.9% to A$34.63, their lowest since November 2020
** Fortescue FMG.AX hits lowest level since mid-October 2021 falling as much as 6.3% to A$13.9
** YTD, mining index has lost 8.1% vs 9.5% decline in benchmark S&P ASX200 .AXJO
(Reporting by Jasmeen Ara Shaikh in Bengaluru)
((JasmeenAraIslam.Shaikh@thomsonreuters.com;))
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