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

** Shares of gold miners fall, tracking decline in bullion prices GOL/

** Spot gold down 1.9% at $4,278.10/ounce as hawkish Fed signals bolstered rate-hike expectations, powering the US dollar and weighing on non-yielding bullion

** Dollar at a two-month high makes greenback-priced bullion more expensive for holders in other currencies USD/

** Top miners Newmont NEM.N and Barrick Mining ABX.TO lose 4.2% and 3.5%, respectively

** South African miners Gold Fields , AngloGold Ashanti AU.N, Harmony Gold and Sibanye Stillwater drop between 5.8% and 8.1% each

** Canadian miners: Agnico Eagle Mines AEM.TO dips 4%; Kinross Gold K.TO, falls 4.2%