** Australian mining stocks .AXMM rise 0.7% to highest since Dec. 16, set for fourth straight day of gains
** Iron ore prices climb to a four-week high IRONORE/
** BHP Group BHP.AX and Fortescue FMG.AX gain 0.6% and 1.9%, respectively, hitting about 1-month peaks
** Rio Tinto RIO.AX down 0.4%; fell as much as 1.8% earlier
** Rio Tinto and Glencore GLEN.L held merger talks last year but discussions no longer active, Reuters reports
** AXMM declined over 18% in 2024 vs a 7.5% rise in the benchmark index .AXJO
(Reporting by John Biju in Bengaluru)
((John.Biju@thomsonreuters.com;))
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