Gold miners fall as bullion prices edge lower on firmer US dollar

** Shares of gold miners down, as bullion prices decline more than 2% GOL/

** Spot gold slips 2.5% to $4,038.86/ounce, after hotter-than-expected US inflation data lifted the dollar and Treasury yields, while reinforcing expectations of a bigger interest rate hike from the Federal Reserve this year

** Top miners Newmont NEM.N, Barrick Mining ABX.TO down 3.6% and 4.7%, respectively

** US-listed shares of South African miners Gold Fields , AngloGold Ashanti AU.N, Harmony Gold and Sibanye Stillwater drop between 3.8% and ~6%

** Canadian miners: Agnico Eagle Mines AEM.TO dips 3.9%, Kinross Gold K.TO falls 4.6%