SYDNEY: Anglo-Australian mining giant BHP Billiton said on Tuesday that its net profit in the year to June slumped 29.5 percent to $10.9 billion, citing slowing global growth and commodity price volatility.

The world’s biggest miner said that lower prices for its key resources, including a 17-percent dive in iron ore, wiped $8.9 billion from underlying earnings of $28.4 billion.

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