Western Mining's 2024 profit soars, proposes dividend hike

** Western Mining (SSE:601168) announced a stellar financial performance for 2024. The company's operations, primarily based in western China, reported a net profit attributable to the parent company shareholders of CNY2.932 billion, an increase of approximately 5% year-over-year. Driven by these robust earnings, the board proposed a cash dividend of CNY10 per 10 shares, totaling CNY2.383 billion or 81% of the Group's attributable profit.